Ghost Wanted (1940): Cast & Plot
Ghost Wanted is a 1940 short animated film directed by Chuck Jones, starring Tex Avery as Laughing Ghost (voice). It runs 8 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Director
- Chuck Jones
- Genre
- Animation
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Leon Schlesinger Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Ghost Wanted About?
The premise of Ghost Wanted without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
An inexperienced little ghost tries out for a house-haunting job, but winds up getting terrorized by the fat ghost interviewing him for the position.
Ghost Wanted Themes & Keywords
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- featurette
- cartoon short
- comedy short
- animated short
- one reeler
- warner featurette
- cartoon
- ghost
- surrealism
- invisibility
- telegram
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- fireworks
- merrie melodies
Ghost Wanted Cast & Characters
Tex Avery plays Laughing Ghost (voice) in Ghost Wanted. Directed by Chuck Jones.
- Director Chuck Jones
- Tex Avery as Laughing Ghost (voice)
More from Chuck Jones
More films directed by Chuck Jones, best-rated first: Gremlins 2: The New Batch, From Hare to Eternity, Superior Duck and Another Froggy Evening.
Ghost Wanted Plot Summary
What happens in Ghost Wanted from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The Laughing Ghost (Tex Avery) is at home in a tiny, friendly haunted space, quietly studying a book titled How To Haunt Houses and trying out a few classic haunting poses that the book swears are usually successful for specters. With a gleam of curiosity, he flips through pages that show goofy,-but-effective stances, popping into each pose and admiring his own reflection in a dusty mirror. After a spell of pose-practice, he toggles over to the Haunt Ads tucked inside the Saturday Evening Ghost, dated Saturday December 13, 1939—a date that, in real life, fell on a Wednesday—and scans the listings with the air of a hopeful job seeker. The excitement of possibility grows as he imagines new, mischievous adventures waiting just beyond the page.
Full summary
The whole story of Ghost Wanted, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Ghost Wanted?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
What book is the little ghost quietly studying at home?
Ghost Wanted Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “On demande un fantôme” and “Cercasi fantasma”.
- Also known as
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- On demande un fantôme
- Cercasi fantasma
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Movies Like Ghost Wanted
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Public Ghost # 1, The Ghost Town and Ghost Chasers.
Ghost Wanted FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Ghost Wanted, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Ghost Wanted?
Ghost Wanted runs 8 minutes.
When was Ghost Wanted released?
Ghost Wanted was released on August 9, 1940.
Who directed Ghost Wanted?
Ghost Wanted was directed by Chuck Jones.
More films by Chuck Jones Who is in the cast of Ghost Wanted?
Ghost Wanted stars Tex Avery as Laughing Ghost (voice).
Does Ghost Wanted have a post-credit scene?
No. Ghost Wanted has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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