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Title: Spies (1943)
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Private Snafu /
Adolf Hitler /
Pigeon /
Spies
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The doltish but self-confident and self-congratulatory Private Snafu is in possession of a military secret during World War II. Over the course of the day, spouting rhymed couplets, he divulges the secret a little at a time to listening Axis spies. He tells his mom some of the secret when he calls her from a phone booth; the rest he spills to a dolly dolly spy who plies him with liquor. Snafu's loose lips put himself at risk. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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EnglishRelease Date:
August 1943 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Private Snafu: Spies See more »Company Credits
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Moose Head: He's zailing on a troop ship, now vee gotta find out vere!
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One of the 50 films in the 4-disk boxed DVD set called "Treasures from American Film Archives (2000)", compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation from 18 American film archives. This film was preserved by the National Archives and Records Administration. See more »Quotes
Snafu: It's a cinch to keep a secret, if a feller just takes care.Moose Head: He's zailing on a troop ship, now vee gotta find out vere!
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For several of the shorts in this series, Theodore Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) scripted and the speech patterns here reflect his quite familiar cadence. It's great! Private Snafu really screws up royally here, which was the point, as the series was meant to show soldiers what not to do and what the consequences could be. These are not balanced and fair cartoons-there was a war on at the time and Germany and Japan were the ENEMY, so the caricatures are not nice. If you are easily offended, you likely won't like these. The series is great and well worth watching. Recommended.