Purely Joyful Movie!

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

"Lonesome Ghosts" is an almost 80-year-old Walt Disney cartoon. It does not happen too often that Mickey, Donald and Goofy appear in the same film, but here they do and it's nice to see them together. Sadly, after the first scene at the office (and apart from the ending), they sort-of get their own very short film each of them within these 8 minutes. The three are called to a spooky place where a bunch of ghosts are truly board because they have nobody to fear. How luck for them that our Disney trio works as ghost hunters right now and here they come. They get owned by the ghosts pretty harshly, but wait for who has the last laugh. This film has Walt Disney, Clarence Nash, Pinto Colvig and Billy Bletcher as voice actors, some of the finest and most talented people back in the day which certainly elevates the material. It was smartly written and it's a very fast and creative short film. Unfortunately, however, I have to say that I found the action here just not as entertaining as most of their other movies (and why does Goofy not know how he looks like in the mirror scene???). That's why I don't recommend giving this a watch. It certainly could have been a lot funnier.

IN KEEPING WITH what had become the norm for their cartoon shorts, the Disney Studio once again have placed Mickey, Donald and Goofy in a situation that can only be called that of a comedy team. Although they are light years apart in their approach to comedy, this Cartoony threesome is the animated equivalence to the likes of THE RITZ BROTHERS or THE THREE STOOGES.ALTHOUGH THE CONCEPT of team is certainly central to these short subjects, the production team always manages to get the 'boys' separated and placed them into some very precarious predicaments. This policy gave each character the opportunity to shine in his own, unique fashion. The practice also was very influential in giving each his own starring series.THERE IS ONE aspect of the Disney shorts that other studios' output didn't seem to possess, even a smidgen worth. That is a short cartoon from Walt Disney during this period always was pushing the envelope just a little bit more. This is in evidence with improvements in character design, more elaborate backgrounds and the refinement of gags employed; especially with their relationship with specific characters and the situations that they were put in. The music also became more and more specialized and tailor made to back-up the on screen antics.AS FOR THE story, LONESOME GHOSTS is pretty standard in its basic premise. A team of parapsychologists advertise that they will do whatever it takes to extricate whatever shades are infesting one's domicile. The three are hoodwinked themselves by a group of rather bored spirits; who use the telephone to bring Mickey, Don and the Goof to their haunts for some lively sport. (Or is 'lively' the wrong adjective to use here?) THE PICTURE IS directed by Burt Gillett, who received no credit; although he was the one who sat in the director's chair for THREE LITTLE PIGS. He also left Disney shortly thereafter to take charge of a series of Rainbow Parade cartoons for Van Bueren Studios and RKO.THIS NEW ARRANGEMENT didn't last too long; so we could say that Gillette had a close shave. Isn't that right, Schultz?

A Fun cartoon, in which 4 ghosts scare Mickey, Goofy and Donald for fun. They create the best laughs scaring Donald, and the cartoon finishes with a good ending. Fun Walt Disney Cartoon.

Fast paced Disney short has Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy as "ghost exterminators" who get called to an old house by the prank-playing ghosts themselves. The animation and Technicolor is terrific, as usual, and the storyline allows the trio to get scared in all sorts of creative ways. This was made when the familiar Disney characters' personalities were at their peaks: Mickey is the resourceful group leader (and not the bland goody-goody he would become later on), Donald is the short-tempered one, and Goofy is the well-meaning dunce. Even the ghosts have spunk and verve - a winner!