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File: Rumors - Snafu 1943.webm

Author: Friz Freleng

Publisher: US Army/UPA

Year: 1943

PD: PD-USGov

Note: An American 1943 instruction film, designed to inform service personnel and improve troop morale. {{w|Private Snafu}} starts a rumor, which is exaggerated, and a panic breaks out on his base.

Cat: Cartoons, Sound film

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{{ft/s|
{{Center|{{Xxx-larger|'''PRIVATE'''<br />'''SNAFU'''}}}}
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00:08

{{ft/s|
{{Center|{{Xxxx-larger|'''RUMORS'''}}}}
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00:11

{{ft/d|
It was a bright sunny day, with the air fresh and clean. Not a rumor was stirring, except—hum—in the latrine.
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00:20

{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{Smaller|NEWS}}}}
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00:21

{{ft/d|
"Hiho Snafu, what's new?"
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00:24

{{ft/d|
"Oh, nothing much. Nice day."
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00:27

{{ft/d|
"Nice day for a bombing."
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00:29

{{ft/d|
"Yeah! Nice bombing weather. Mmmh—bombing weather—bombing weather!"
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00:37

{{ft/d|
Sounds harmless enough—innocent stuff. But let's take a look in, and find out what's cookin'.
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00:44

{{ft/d|
"Bombing weather—bombing weather—bombing weather—bombing weather—bombing weather—"
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00:52

{{ft/d|
"Just between you and me, pal, I hear we're in for a bombing."
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00:55

{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{Fine block|'''HOT'''<br />'''AIR'''}}}}
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00:56

{{ft/d|
The hot air is blowing, a rumor is growing.
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01:00

{{ft/d|
"There gonna bomb us—there gonna bomb us—hear about the bombing? Hear about the bombing? They bombed us!"
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01:11

{{ft/d|
"Did you hear about the terrible bombing last night?"
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01:15

{{ft/d|
"Well, I heard it on good authority that the patrollers{{Bar|2}}"
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01:24

{{ft/d|
Ballon juice its foaming—but—it makes nice bologna. That's right, exaggerated, stretched, multiplied!
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01:39

{{ft/d|
Now shoot off your face!
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01:45

{{ft/d|
And bologna is flying all over the place!
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01:47

{{ft/d|
"The Japs—[…]—the Italians—[…]—and Germany{{Bar|3}}"
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01:51

{{ft/d|
"We're scary of the war!"
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01:53

{{ft/d|
"Yeah! They blasted hell on Brooklyn Bridge!"
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01:56

{{ft/d|
"Coney Island was wiped out."
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01:58

{{ft/d|
"What's the matter with our planes? They popped them off like kites."
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02:02

{{ft/d|
"Ten parachute troops landed right on the White House lawn!"
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02:05

{{ft/d|
"The Florida coast is lousy what invasion barges!"
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02:08

{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{X-smaller|MUSTARD}}}}
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02:17

{{ft/d|
"Just a minute, bud. Did you know that we have nothin' to fight with, that our shells are all dudes?"
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02:32

{{ft/d|
"And furthermore the Japs are in California!"
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02:46

{{ft/d|
"Ooohwoooo! wait until yooou see their newww secret weapon!"
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03:01

{{ft/d|
"This may surprise you, but, they're attacking that very camp!"
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03:12

{{ft/d|
"Hahahahaha! You can't go here! You can't get away! Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha! You can't get away! Hahahahaha!"
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03:24

{{ft/d|
Don't rush yourself! Surrender!"
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03:27

{{ft/d|
"Hahahahaha!"
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03:29

{{ft/d|
"The British are quitting!"
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03:34

{{ft/d|
"Even the Chinese gave up!"
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03:45

{{ft/d|
"It's aaaall over—we've loooost the war."
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03:51

{{ft/i|
{{Border|{{Larger|'''QUARANTINE'''}}
<p>THIS CAMP HAS<br />'''RUMOR-ITIS'''</p>|maxwidth=11em|bthickness=6px|align=center}}
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03:57

{{ft/i|
{{Border|{{Fine block|PADDED<br />CELL {{Sup|{{u|{{sc|no}}}}}}13}}|maxwidth=8em|bthickness=4px|align=center}}
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03:58

{{ft/d|
"Hahahahaha! Rumors! Hohohohoho! Bllbllbll! Nice weather for a rumor, ain't it? Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha!"
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04:15

{{ft/i|
{{Block center|{{X-larger block|Sees{{Gap|4em}}Hears
{{Dhr|2em}}
Knows{{Gap|4em}}Nothing}}}}
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