''Ghost of Honor'' is a 1957 American animation and comedy film directed by
Izzy Sparber
Isadore Sparber (March 7, 1906 - August 29, 1958) was an American storyboard artist, writer, director and producer of animated films. He is best known for his work with Fleischer Studios and its successor, Famous Studios. When credited, his work ...
. The film features
Casper the Friendly Ghost
Casper the Friendly Ghost is the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. He is a pleasant, personable and translucent ghost, but often criticized by his three wicked uncles, the Ghostly Trio.
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as well as additional music composed by
Winston Sharples
Winston Singleton Sharples (March 1, 1909 – April 3, 1978) was an American composer known for his work with animated short subjects, especially those created by the animation department at Paramount Pictures. In his 35-year career, Sharples s ...
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Plot
Cast
* Cecil Roy
Cecil H. Roy (October 2, 1900 – January 26, 1995) was an American radio actress who was well known in radio broadcasting of the 1930s and 1940s as The Girl of a Thousand Voices.DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biograph ...
- Casper
* Mae Questel
Mae Questel (born Mae Kwestel, September 13, 1908 – January 4, 1998) was an American actress. She was best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop (from 1931) and Olive Oyl (from 1933). She began in vaudeville, ...
[ - Phone Operator, Painter (uncredited)
* ]Jackson Beck
Jackson Beck (July 23, 1912 – July 28, 2004) was an American actor best known as the announcer on radio's '' The Adventures of Superman''Dunning, John. (1998). ''On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio''. Oxford University Press. . Pp. 1 ...
- TV Reporter,[ Cartoon Story Man, Cartoonist]
* Jack Mercer
Winfield B. Mercer (January 31, 1910 – December 7, 1984), professionally known as Jack Mercer, was a prolific American voice actor, animator and TV screenwriter. He is best known as the voice of cartoon characters Popeye the Sailor Man and ...
- Cartoon Story Man, Artist[
* Additional Voices are provided by ]Sid Raymond
Sid Raymond (born Raymond Silverstein, January 21, 1909 – December 1, 2006) was an American comedian and character actor.
Early years
Born Raymond Silverstein in Manhattan, Raymond dropped out of New York University and became the recreation ...
,[ ]Norma Macmillan
Norma MacMillan (September 15, 1921 – March 16, 2001) was a Canadian actress, best known for voicing numerous characters in animation and claymation, including Casper the Friendly Ghost on ''The New Casper Cartoon Show'', Gumby on ''The Gumb ...
and Gwen Davies[
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References
External links
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{{Casper the Friendly Ghost
1957 short films
1957 comedy films
American comedy short films
Casper the Friendly Ghost films
Films directed by Isadore Sparber
Paramount Pictures short films
American animated short films
American ghost films
1950s English-language films
Films about filmmaking
Self-reflexive films