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Private Snafu: Fighting Tools
Cartoon
Private Snafu learns the consequences of neglecting the maintenance and proper functioning of his equipment and weapons.
Movie Info
Directed by: Robert Clampett
Writing: Phil Eastman
Cast: Mel Blanc
Produced by: Leon Schlesinger, Dr. Seuss
Distribution: U.S. Army Signal Corps
Music: Carl W. Stalling
Editing: Treg Brown
Sound: Treg Brown
Camera: John W. Burton
Animation: Art Babbitt, Cal Dalton, Manny Gould
Language: English
Country: United States
Release date: October 1943
Duration: 4 minutes
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