A Song a Day

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Grampy in "A Song a Day"
Directed by Dave Fleischer [1]
Story byDave 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
  • May 22, 1936 (1936-05-22)
Running time
7 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

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Synopsis

At 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.

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References

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  2. Komorowski, Thad (15 September 2014). "Fleischer Promo Art #16: "Betty Slays 'Em!"". Cartoon Research. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. "Jack Mercer Interview - Voice Actor of Popeye". YouTube: Lost Coconut Archive. 14 June 2024.
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