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Lonesome Ghosts

  • 19371937
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7.6/10
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Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
  • Animation
  • Short
  • Comedy
Mickey, Donald and Goofy run the "Ajax Ghost Exterminators" agency. They receive a call from lonely and bored ghosts to come to their house where they are scared silly by the hilarious haunt... Read allMickey, Donald and Goofy run the "Ajax Ghost Exterminators" agency. They receive a call from lonely and bored ghosts to come to their house where they are scared silly by the hilarious haunts and taunts of these spirited pranksters.Mickey, Donald and Goofy run the "Ajax Ghost Exterminators" agency. They receive a call from lonely and bored ghosts to come to their house where they are scared silly by the hilarious haunts and taunts of these spirited pranksters.
IMDb RATING
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2.8K
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  • Director
    • Burt Gillett(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Dick Friel(story)
  • Stars
    • Billy Bletcher(voice)
    • Pinto Colvig(voice)
    • Walt Disney(voice)
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  • Director
    • Burt Gillett(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Dick Friel(story)
  • Stars
    • Billy Bletcher(voice)
    • Pinto Colvig(voice)
    • Walt Disney(voice)
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    Billy Bletcher
    Billy Bletcher
    • Short Ghost
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Pinto Colvig
    Pinto Colvig
    • Goofy
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Walt Disney
    Walt Disney
    • Mickey Mouse
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Clarence Nash
    • Donald Duck
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Burt Gillett(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Dick Friel(story) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      In 1973, an edited (and silent) version of the cartoon was released as a cartridge for the Fisher-Price Movie Viewer. The small manual, hand crank-operated toy required no batteries and could be played forward or in reverse at any variable speed determined by the user. The viewer itself looked like a cream-colored plastic super-8 camera with a multi-colored circular hand crank on one side and a small plastic window that provided a light source on the other. One end had a small magnifying glass view hole, while the other end had a space for the rectangular movie cartridge. To experience this flicking picture show, the child would insert the yellow cartridge and crank away, watching the movie through the eyepiece. The viewer used an 8mm strip of film that was permanently looped on the inside of the cartridge so that at the end of any particular strip, the clip would simply begin again.
    • Quotes

      Goofy: I ain't a-scared of no ghosts.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show (1968)

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    8/10
    "I know you! You're a ghost!"
    Wonderful Disney short starring Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Donald Duck as ghost hunters (decades before the idea became so commonplace in popular culture). The trio are hired to rid a haunted house of its spirits. The funny thing is the spirits are the ones doing the hiring, because they're bored and want some people to scare. Terrific voice work from Clarence Nash, Pinto Colvig, Billy Bletcher, and Walt Disney himself. The animation is gorgeous with rich colors and well-drawn characters and backgrounds. The music is whimsical and quirky. It's a really fun cartoon from start to finish. Even if you aren't a big fan of these characters and their usual exploits, this one should please you. One of the all-time great Halloween cartoons. A real classic. Goofy's line "I ain't scared of no ghosts!" predates the famous similar line from Ray Parker's Ghostbusters song by almost half a century.
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    • Release date
      • December 24, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kalle Anka jagar spöken
    • Filming locations
      • Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    • Runtime
      9 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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