| The Friendly Ghost | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | I. Sparber[1][2] Animation director: Nick Tafuri (uncredited) |
| Story by | Adaptation: Bill Turner Otto Messmer[3] |
| Based on | Casper the Friendly Ghost by Joe Oriolo and Seymour Reit[3][4] |
| Produced by | Sam Buchwald[1] I. Sparber (uncredited) Seymour Kneitel (uncredited) Bill Tytla (uncredited) |
| Starring | Cecil Roy[1][3] Mae Questel Jackson Beck[3] Jack Mercer |
| Narrated by | Frank Gallop[1][3] |
| Music by | Winston Sharples |
| Animation by | Nick Tafuri Tom Golden John Walworth[1][2] Character design: John Walworth[1] Joe Oriolo (uncredited) |
| Layouts by | Shane Miller Lloyd Hallock Jr.[1] John Walworth (uncredited) |
| Backgrounds by | Shane Miller Lloyd Hallock Jr.[1] |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 8:57[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Friendly Ghost is a Famous Studios cartoon released on 16 November 1945 as part of its Noveltoons series of animated short films. It is the first cartoon to feature the character Casper the Friendly Ghost.[5]
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