USA, 1953
8m
35mm film, colour (“color by Technicolor”)
mono (RCA Sound System), English
An American short animated fantasy film directed by I. Sparber and Seymour Kneitel.
Plot Summary
Casper the friendly ghost is so upset that people are terrified of him that he sets off to befriend the Man in the Moon. When he gets there, he finds himself embroiled in a war between two races of aliens.
Credits
Crew
Direction: I. Sparber, Seymour Kneitel
Copyright 1953 by Paramount Pictures Corporation
A Paramount picture. Paramount presents a Stereotoon. A Famous Studios production
Story: I. Klein
Animation: Myron Waldman, Nick Tafuri, Larry Silverman, Gordon Whittier
Scenics: Winstin Sharples
Music: Winston Sharples
Alternative Titles
Casper a Holdon – Hungary
Casper på Månen – Denmark
Straszny księżyc – Poland
Links
Extracts included in
3-D Rarities (2015)
Casper and Wendy’s Ghostly Adventures (2002)
Film is Dead. Long Live Film! (2024)
See also
Gulliver’s Travels (1939)
King Kong (1933)
References
Books
- Horror and Science Fiction Films III by Donald C. Willis p.33
- The Palgrave Encyclopedia of American Horror Film Shorts 1915-1976 by Gary D. Rhodes and David J. Hogan pp.569-571
