[1] It is directed by Phil Rosen, in his first and only outing in the series, and produced by Sam Katzman (under the company name Banner Pictures).

The film was intended to combine the most popular stars of Monogram Pictures, Lugosi and the East Side Kids.

[2] Members of the New York City East Side boys club—leader Muggs, Danny, Glimpy, Scruno, Skinny, and Peewee—reluctantly board a bus bound for summer camp.

One night, Nardo, a mysterious caped figure, and his dwarf assistant, Luigi, ask a local gas station attendant for directions to the hilltop Billings house, which has been deserted for years since its owner was murdered.

The boys, meanwhile, search for Peewee, but are continually being surprised by the appearance of coffins and objects that move themselves, and by the disappearance of their pals through walls and closets.

Muggs and the boys succeed in terrifying Nardo by pretending to be a ghost, and they finally find Peewee back in bed.

Later, Nardo performs magic tricks for Jeff, Linda and the boys, and when Muggs goes into a cabinet after a disappearing girl, he emerges with Scruno in his arms.

Since the series' inception in 1940, the East Side Kids films had been, for the most part, a well balanced mix between comedy, drama, and social relevance.

[6] Ghosts in the Night began filming in early August 1941, around the same time as Bowery Blitzkrieg was making its way into theatres.

The following year he would team up with Guy Wilkerson at Producers Releasing Corporation for the Texas Rangers Western film series.

Haines enlisted as an aviation cadet for the United States Army Air Forces during this period and was later killed in action in 1943.