The Friendly Ghost
- Studio
- Famous Studios
- Distributor
- Paramount Studios
Synopsis
Casper runs away from home and the other ghosts there to explore the world and make friends. After unintentionally scaring away several different animals, he decides to end it all by laying on the railroad tracks in front of a speeding locomotive. Failing that, two children, Bonnie and Johnny, find him crying on the tracks and befriend him.
Characters
Casper, Bonnie, Johnny, Mother, Landlord
Credits
Directing
- Director
- I. (Isadore) Sparber
Writing
- Writer
- Bill Turner, Otto Messmer
- Uncredited Original Story
- Joe Oriolo, Seymour Reit
Animation
- Animator
- Nick Tafuri, John Walworth, Tom Golden
Voices
- Voice
- Mae Questel, Norma MacMillan, Gwen Davies, Cecil Roy (Casper), Jackson Beck (Landlord), Frank Gallop (Narrator)
Music
- Music
- Winston Sharples
Crew
- Scenics
- Shane Miller
Production notes
This Noveltoon introduced Casper the Friendly Ghost.
Originally, Casper The Friendly Ghost was conceived as a children's storybook, written and illustrated by Joe Oriolo. He couldn't sell the idea to any children's book publisher, so he sold the story to Famous Studios as a cartoon.
Originally, Casper The Friendly Ghost was conceived as a children's storybook, written and illustrated by Joe Oriolo. He couldn't sell the idea to any children's book publisher, so he sold the story to Famous Studios as a cartoon.
