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There's Something About a Soldier (1934 film)

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There's Something About a Soldier
Directed byDave Fleischer
Produced byMax Fleischer
StarringMae Questel
Music bySammy Timberg
Animation byHicks Lokey
Myron Waldman
Color processBlack-and-white
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 17, 1934 (1934-08-17)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

There's Something About a Soldier is a 1934 Fleischer Studios animated short film directed by Dave Fleischer and starring Betty Boop.[1][2]

Plot

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Betty is recruiting soldiers for a war against mosquitos. She offers a kiss to anyone who enrolls, which grabs the interest of several men. When Fearless Fred joins, he is stripped to his underwear, revealing his true fat, which is eventually pressed into muscle weight and looks like a real soldier. The war on the mosquitos parodies World War I-style combat. When the townspeople win, they all celebrate, and Betty and Fred kiss.

References

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  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 54–56. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ "There's something about a soldier". WorldCat. Paramount Productions, Republic Pictures Home Video, United States, United States. 1934. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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