''A Haunting We Will Go'' is a 1949 animated short directed by

Seymour Kneitel Seymour Kneitel (March 16, 1908 – July 30, 1964) was an American animator, best known for his work with Fleischer Studios and its successor, Famous Studios. Early years Kneitel was born in New York City where he graduated from P.S. 10 in Manh ...

and narrated again by

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, featuring

Casper the Friendly Ghost Casper the Friendly Ghost is a fictional character who serves as the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. He is a translucent ghost who is pleasant and personable, but often criticized by his thr ...

Production

It is the final Noveltoons cartoon featuring Casper, before he would be given his own

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Plot

, sad that he can make no friends since everyone he meets is afraid of him, hatches an abandoned egg and becomes the emerging little duck's best friend ("Dudley") and protector. Casper continues to try and teach his new best friend the ways of being a duck, and gives Dudley a rough idea on how to swim—but with no surprise, Dudley takes to it—like a duck to water. More perils persist as Casper rescues Dudley from a Duck Hunter as a decoy plot thickens.

Additional voice cast

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as Casper *

Jack Mercer Winfield Bennett Mercer (January 31, 1910 – December 7, 1984), known professionally as Jack Mercer, was an American voice actor. He is best known as the voice of cartoon characters Popeye the Sailor Man and Felix the Cat. The son of vaudevil ...

as Turtle, Hunter *

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). Questel began her career ...

as Ghost Teacher

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haunting We Will Go (1949 film), A 1940s American animated films American animated short films 1940s English-language films Casper the Friendly Ghost films Paramount Pictures short films Animated films about ducks American ghost films Films scored by Winston Sharples English-language short films 1949 animated short films