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galerius Loyal user Piemontese Alps ( Northwestern Italy ) 245 Posts |
I know that this probably is not the right place to post my question ; I beg pardon for that and I will understand whether it will be moved to another section, but I wasn't sure about where to post it, and - on the other hand - I know that 'here' there are so many learned people fascinated with this theme that I think my best hope on the net is here.
My question is : do You know titles of slapstick comedies or early animated cartoons involving ghosts ( also fake ghosts, think of Laurel and Hardy Murder Case e.g. ), haunted mansions and the like ? |
kaytracy Inner circle Central California 1793 Posts |
There are some wonderful early Betty Boop cartoons with an animated skeleton.
For Comedy with a ghost theme, the Three stooges, along with Laurel and Hardy, and the Little Rasdcals- at least as far as early serials and shows in the US that I recall. For non-comedy, there must be thousands! k
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ptbeast Special user Oregon 831 Posts |
Well, in the world of animation you have, of course Scooby Do and Casper. Disney did a short titled Lonesome Ghosts. Hold that Ghost with Abbot and Costello comes to mind. Hmm. My brain hurts. I am sure I will think of more later.
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Lee Darrow V.I.P. Chicago, IL USA 3588 Posts |
13 Ghosts by William Castle - NOT the recent remake.
The Haunting The Haunting of Hill House Check the Internet Movie Database at http://www.imdb.com it's a great source. Lee Darrow, C.H.
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galerius Loyal user Piemontese Alps ( Northwestern Italy ) 245 Posts |
Thank You all for the suggestions, my friends
I'm thinking mainly of the age 1910/1930, however, the silent era. Ptbeast, Casper is a delightful character, but he's "friendly", and along with MR James I do prefer not so friendly ghosts, hehe. |
Jim Magus Loyal user 246 Posts |
In the back of Mark Edward's 1993 booklet Mediums Well Done is a list of feature films with Spirit and Seance themes, dating from 1919's Do the Dead Return. He also included early television shows with the subject matter, and includes an asterisk on those titles that were available on video when the booklet was published. None of the titles look to me like slapstick, however. If you are looking for slapstick, ones that come to mind include Bob Hope's Ghost Breakers, East Side Kids' Spooks Run Wild and their Ghosts on the Loose, Abbott & Costello's Hold That Ghost, Ritz Brothers' the Gorilla, and Don Knotts' Ghost and Mr. Chicken
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Mental_Mike Special user Canada 726 Posts |
There was a Mutt and Jeff cartoon that had a ghost on it.
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mysticz Special user D.C. metro area 680 Posts |
The Betty Boop cartoon, "Minnie the Moocher," is one of the weirder cartoons of the 1930s era that includes ghosts (one dances and sings like Cab Calloway!!!), witches, and assorted creepy things. Another bizarre Max Fleischer cartoon of the same period is called "Bimbo's Initiation" and is full of spooky entities.
The first of the Disney Silly Symphonies cartoons was called the "Skeleton Dance" (1929) and is suitably creepy. Another example of Disney's genius in spooky cartoonery is the Night on Bald Mountain sequence of "Fantasia" that features plenty of demons, ghosts, and other rather disturbing images. A couple Three Stooges comedies of the 1940s that I recall are "The Ghost Talks" and "Spook Louder," and both feature ghosts of one sort or another. Laurel and Hardy made a short subject in 1934 called "The Live Ghost" that featured the boys mistaking a drunk sailor for a ghost. Joe Z.
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Sean Lough Loyal user NYC 214 Posts |
Two that I have actually seen and can recommend:
Haunted Spooks (1920) with Harold Lloyd Alice's Spooky Adventure (1924) And of course, Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of Thorn Mansion. Very scary...and the story is spooky too. Mr. Darrow is correct about imdb: just do a plot search on subjects like "haunted house," and then sort by year. |
galerius Loyal user Piemontese Alps ( Northwestern Italy ) 245 Posts |
Thanks again folks. Yep, I found Imdb very useful ; pity only that it doesn't give plots for the shorts ( at least , the ones I saw ).
I have a vague memory of a movie I saw in my childhood ; there was a strange house full of mechanical tricks, with a skeleton band playing "Oh Susanna" at the end...I think it was a '40s work...anybody knows ? |
Jerry Inner circle Some where in Florida 1402 Posts |
Sound like the "Haunted Hillbilly's". Did have a gorilla in it?
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galerius Loyal user Piemontese Alps ( Northwestern Italy ) 245 Posts |
I don't remember, Jerry...I remember only the skeletons playing music, and that there were secret passages, tricks like in a funhouse etc.
I found in Imdb that "Hillbillys in a haunted house" is a 1967 movie. I thought it was older, as I said above, a '40s movie, but maybe I'm wrong. Thank You for your help, anyway ! |
The Curator V.I.P. Beware Vampire, I have 3908 Posts |
The Ghost and Mrs Muir (1947)
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Jerry Inner circle Some where in Florida 1402 Posts |
Spook busters 1946 - Bowery Boys comedy, available on DVD.
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Mystician Inner circle Wallachia 3485 Posts |
Galerius, there's a number of movie shorts featuring a certain famous trio, that fill the bill on all counts:
The Three Stooges I know one of their episodes was entitled, "Spooks". There was also, "Shivering Sherlocks", "I want my Mummy".. and .. aw, see for yourself: http://threestooges.net/filmography.php
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galerius Loyal user Piemontese Alps ( Northwestern Italy ) 245 Posts |
Thanks again to Christian Chelman ( I know that movie with the beautiful Gene Tierney ), Jerry ( Spook Busters seems to be something interesting...the only problem with american dvds, for us, is the difference of region ) and Mystician.
Btw here in Italy ( but maybe also in other european countries ) 'Three Stooges' are totally unknown, who knows why. |
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