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Spooks (1930)

1930 · Animation · 7 min · dir. Walter Lantz

  • Animation
  • Comedy
  • Horror

Synopsis

Late in the evening, just as a skeleton puts out its cat for the night, the masked Phantom stalks the graveyard, pausing only to insult an overly inquisitive owl. The Phantom enters the local opera house and falls in love with Kitty, a feline singer who is terribly jealous of the star of the show, a husky-voiced hippo. The Phantom falls in love with Kitty at first sight. For her sake, he sabotages the hippo (by popping and deflating her). Then he puts a phonograph player down Kitty's skirt. She…

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Details

Director
Walter Lantz
Composer
James Dietrich
Studio
Walter Lantz Productions
Released
1930-07-13
Running time
7 minutes

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