Ghost Writers

Ghost Writers

April 25, 1958 Theatrical Series Casper, The Friendly Ghost

Studio
Famous Studios
Distributor
Paramount Studios

Synopsis

Two writers at Paramount Cartoon Studios try to think of good stories for Casper the Friendly Ghost. They review scenes from "Casper's Spree Under The Sea," "Once Upon A Rhyme" and "To Boo Or Not To Boo." Eventually Casper himself emerges from a poster on the wall and scares the writers away. Casper explains that he thought up that gag to end the cartoon!

Characters

Casper, Gag Writers

Credits

Directing

Director
Seymour Kneitel

Writing

Writer
Jack Mercer

Animation

Animator
Tom Johnson, Frank Endres

Voices

Voice
Mae Questel, Norma MacMillan, Gwen Davies, Cecil Roy (Casper), Jackson Beck (Gag Writers)

Music

Music
Winston Sharples
Theme Song
Jerry Livingston, Mack David

Crew

Scenics
Robert Owen

Production notes

The "Casper" character was originally developed by Joe Oriolo and Seymour Reit.

Pictures