Ghost Wanted (1940)

Directed by

Chuck Jones

Genre

animation, comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

8 min

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A small inexperienced ghost looks for work haunting houses. He goes to a job interview but ends up getting bullied by a larger ghost.

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What happens

Ghost Wanted is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on August 10, 1940. It features a little ghost (bearing a resemblance to Casper the Friendly Ghost) who is inexperienced at haunting houses and whose "suit/sheets" resemble the typical footy pajamas with the "trap door" that were popular in the era. The little ghost is silent, goes to a haunting job interview and is terrorized by a bigger ghost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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