Burt vs The Live Ghost

Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for The Live Ghost). The Live Ghost is the shorter watch at 21m compared with 1h 18m. The Live Ghost is the older of the two (1934 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Burt posterBurt2025 VS The Live Ghost posterThe Live Ghost1934
BurtThe Live Ghost
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.2/10
Year20251934
Length1h 18m21m
GenresComedy, DramaComedy
Country––
DirectorJoe BurkeCharley Rogers
Main castOliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis LombardiCharlie Hall, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Leo Willis

Synopsis

Burt

Burt, a 69-year-old musician with Parkinson’s, has his life turned upside down when a man from New York shows up claiming to be his son. Having always dreamed of being a father, Burt embraces Sammy and invites him to stay for the weekend, where he lives with his grumpy landlord.

The Live Ghost

Fish market workers Stan and Ollie are persuaded by a sea captain to shanghai a crew for him at the local bar for a dollar a head. Successful at first, the boys end up getting themselves shanghaied, and the crew vow revenge.

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