Several cartoon shorts have ghosts as protagonists--"Casper, the
Friendly Ghost," (the Paramount 1940s cartoons) of course, but also
Chuck Jones' "Ghost Wanted" among others.

There's a Max Ophuls film, "La Tendre Ennemie" (1936), which sounds
quite interesting but doesn't seem to be available on video.

I don't know if you want to stretch the point this far, but DEATH TAKES
A HOLIDAY sort of relates to the theme.

Don Larsson

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Donald F. Larsson
Department of English, AH 230
Minnesota State U, Mankato (56001)
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From: Miller, James Andrew (UMC-Student) [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Subject: ghost protagonists?

I'm looking for early examples of the 'ghost protagonist' film.  By this
I mean something like "The 6th Sense" or "The Others," where the major
character(s), whose subjectivity we are meant to share, is a ghost.

Some earlier examples might include "A Guy Named Joe," or to some extent
the 1940s version of "The Canterville Ghost," or Powell/Pressburger's "A
Matter of Life and Death."  I am also already aware of the play "Outward
Bound," its 1930 film version, and the 1944 remake as "Between Two
Worlds."

There are also numerous 'qualified ghost' films, in which a spirit is
granted a second chance, or a limited time frame to achieve a task on
earth-- "Here Comes Mr Jordan" Fritz Lang's "Liliom" and "Destiny."

Any other suggestions would be appreciated--especially older ones.

Andy Miller
University of Missouri-Columbia

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