▁Richard ▁Tra vers ▁as ▁Major ▁' Mac '. ▁Mc D oug al ▁ ▁Bor is ▁Kar lo ff ▁as ▁Abd ul , ▁the ▁lawyer ▁( un cred ited ) ▁ ▁Production ▁According ▁to ▁Ex hib itors ▁Her ald - World ▁published ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁the ▁film ▁began ▁production ▁under ▁the ▁working ▁title ▁The ▁Green ▁Ghost ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁Initial ly , ▁Ru pert ▁Julian ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁his ▁first ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁dialog ue ▁feature . ▁The ▁films ▁screen play ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Ed win ▁Just us ▁May er ▁and ▁adapted ▁by ▁Dor othy ▁Far num ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁short ▁story ▁The ▁Green ▁Ghost ▁by ▁Ben ▁He cht . ▁The ▁films ▁inter tit les ▁were ▁by ▁Joe ▁Far num . ▁ ▁An ▁article ▁in ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁News , ▁Julian ▁volunt arily ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁production ▁stating ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁comfortable ▁direct ing ▁a ▁sound ▁film , ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁ear n ▁more ▁experience ▁with ▁short s ▁first . ▁It ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁determined ▁if ▁any ▁of ▁Julian ' s ▁work ▁was ▁retained ▁in ▁the ▁released ▁film . ▁Lion el ▁Barry more ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁director , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁second ▁sound ▁film ▁as ▁a ▁director . ▁ ▁Release ▁The ▁Un hol y ▁Night ▁was ▁distributed ▁the atr ically ▁by ▁Metro - G old w yn - M ayer ▁Dist rib uting ▁Cor p . ▁on ▁ 1 4