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 ----------------------------------------------------------- "Only connect" --E.M. Forster Donald F. Larsson Department of English, AH 230 Minnesota State U, Mankato (56001) [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Miller, James Andrew (UMC-Student) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 11:56 AM To: [log in to unmask] 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 ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]