A Song a Day (originally as Grampy in "A Song a Day") is a 1936 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop and featuring Grampy.[4]
| Grampy in "A Song a Day" | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dave Fleischer[1] |
| Story by | Dave Fleischer (uncredited) Isadore Sparber (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Max Fleischer |
| Starring | Mae Questel (Betty Boop) Everett Clark (Grampy)[2] Jack Mercer (additional voices)[3] |
| Music by | Sammy Timberg |
| Animation by | David Tendlar Nick Tafuri Joseph Oriolo[1] Additional - uncredited: Eli Brucker Abner Kneitel Graham Place Dick Marion William Sturm |
| Color process | Black-and-white Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
editAt Betty Boop's Animal Hospital, various animals have appropriate ailments - a giraffe has a pain in the neck, a herring is pickled, etc. Morale becomes a problem until Professor Grampy comes to the rescue with a song and dance to cure the blues.
References
edit- ^ a b c Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999). McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 330. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.
- ^ Komorowski, Thad (15 September 2014). "Fleischer Promo Art #16: "Betty Slays 'Em!"". Cartoon Research. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Jack Mercer Interview - Voice Actor of Popeye". YouTube: Lost Coconut Archive. 14 June 2024.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 54–56. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links
edit- A Song a Day on YouTube
- A Song a Day at IMDb.