| Boo Moon | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | I. Sparber1 Seymour Kneitel Animation director: Myron Waldman (uncredited) |
| Story by | I. Klein1 |
| Produced by | Seymour Shultz1 Seymour Kneitel (uncredited) I. Sparber (uncredited) |
| Starring | Alan Shay Allen Swift Jack Mercer Jackson Beck Sid Raymond1 |
| Music by | Winston Sharples Theme song composers: Mack David Jerry Livingston1 |
| Animation by | Myron Waldman Larry Silverman1 Nick Tafuri Gordon Whittier |
| Layouts by | Robert Little |
| Backgrounds by | Robert Little1 |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes1 |
| Country | U.S. |
| Language | English |
Boo Moon is a 1954 theatrical cartoon short released in 3D as a Stereotoon.1 It was produced by Famous Studios for the Stereotoon series featuring Casper the Friendly Ghost and distributed by Paramount Pictures.23
Plot
Casper emerges from a subway station, following a crowd of scared strangers. He encounters a man saying "see the wonders of the Moon for ten cents", and offering a sight through a telescope. Casper scares the man away, then uses the telescope to see the Moon. He then flies to the Moon for a visit. Casper lands on the Moon, disappointed to find no man on the Moon. He lies down to nap, then tiny Moon men emerge from holes. They capture Casper, lock him in a cage, and tow him to King Luna. The King addresses Casper as a monster and treats him as an enemy. Casper playfully picks him up, only to be placed in the royal dungeon. Then, a gang of tree men approach to attack. The Moon Men defend their fortified city with flaming missiles. The tree men fight back with water, then break through the town walls. Casper escapes his cage, and helps the Moon Men by going underground and tying the trees' root feet together so they can't attack. After the Moon Men win the battle, King Luna knights Casper for the valiant defense of his people.
Voice cast
- Alan Shay as Casper1
- Jackson Beck as King Luna, Moon People1
- Sid Raymond as Barker1
- Allen Swift as Lookout Character(s)
- Jack Mercer as Moon People
Production
This is the second Paramount cartoon released in 3D;1 the first one was Popeye, the Ace of Space released on 2 October 1953 in the Popeye the Sailor series. The 2-D print of Boo Moon was released on March 5, 1954.
References
References
- Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999). McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 63–64. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1953 -". cartoonresearch.com.