Line of Screammage

Line of Screammage

1956 · 6 min · ★ 9.0 · Animation, Comedy

Even dead kids can be a bad influence. Take what happens to Billy for example. Casper the "friendly" ghost takes the slightly awkward little boy under his wing, and before long the two of them are cheating in a local football game.

Directed by Seymour Kneitel

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Cast

  • Jack Mercer Chicken / Cheering Boy / Neighborhood Kid (voice) (uncredited)
  • Mae Questel Billy / Neighborhood Kid / Tony's Friend (voice) (uncredited)
  • Cecil Roy Casper / Johnny / Tony / Boy at stand / Neighborhood Kid (voice) (uncredited)
  • Sid Raymond Bully Boy / Neighborhood Kid (voice) (uncredited)

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