Alexander "Lucky" Downing — The Smiling Ghost Character Profile

About Alexander "Lucky" Downing

Unemployed engineer hired for $1000 to feign engagement with Elinor Bentley. He investigates the mysterious deaths of her former suitors, teams up with reporter Lil Barstow, and proposes a fake wedding to lure out the killer.

Alexander "Lucky" Downing — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Wayne Morris

Appears in

The Smiling Ghost (1941)

Role

Protagonist

More characters from The Smiling Ghost

• Lil Barstow (Brenda Marshall)
• Clarence (Willie Best)
• Norton (Alan Hale)
• Elinor Bentley (Alexis Smith)
• Grandmother Bentley (Helen Westley)
• Ames Bentley (Charles Halton)
• Rose Fairchild (Lee Patrick)
• Hilton Fairchild (Roland Drew)
• Tennant Bentley (Richard Ainley)
• Paul Myron (David Bruce)
• Justice Of The Peace (Arthur Aylesworth)
• Sexton at cemetery (Clem Bevans)