1940
Based off of the 1909 play The Ghost Breaker By Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard. The play was also adapted into films in 1914 and 1922.
It also served as a basis for the Martin and Lewis film Scared Stiff (1953). The play and films were one of the inspirations for Ghostbusters 1975 show as well as the 1984 Ghostbusters movie. The play was also adapted into a 1915 book as well.