Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Lonesome Ghosts (1937)

“We scared’em all away….”

Four lonesome ghosts, desperate for a few new souls to haunt, make a phone call to the Ajax Ghost Exterminators hoping to “scare the pants off of them.” Luckily for Disney fans, the exterminators happen to be Disney’s Holy Trinity: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy.

The trio, surprised by the fact that someone called them, head out to the haunted house in order to eliminate the terrors within. They decide to split up in order to surround the ghosts and each one has a prank-filled encounter.

Mickey has a run in with surfing ghosts. Donald gets paddled by one of the specters. Goofy, in the longest sequence in the short, utters the line, “I ain’t’a scared’a no ghost” while being taunted by a trombone playing apparition who tricks him with a mirror. Do our heroes save the day or do they succumb to the terror of four lonesome ghosts? Check out the short for yourself to find out!

Directed by Burt Gillett and featuring the voices of Walt Disney as Mickey, Clarence Nash as Donald, and Pinto Colvig as Goofy, this nine minute short is perfect for youngsters and older Disney fans alike. Billy Bletcher, best known for voicing Pete during the 1930’s through the 1950’s, voices the “short ghost” in the animated short. That’s four legendary voices in one nine minute film!

People that know me are well aware of the fact that Goofy is my all time favorite Disney character. Originally created in 1932 by Walt Disney, the character has always held a special place in my heart. Seeing him take the spotlight in this short was wonderful. It’s currently available to stream on Disney+ and has been released multiple times on VHS and DVD as either an extra or as part of a compilation. As far as I know, it is not available on Blu-ray just yet but I may be wrong.

As always, thanks for checking out my post. If you haven’t seen this short, be sure to give it a look. I’ll have another animated short review for all of you tomorrow!