''Be Human'' is a 1936
Fleischer Studios animated short film starring
Betty Boop and
Grampy
Professor Grampy is an animated cartoon character appearing in the ''Betty Boop'' series of shorts produced by Max Fleischer and released by Paramount Pictures. He appeared in nine of the later ''Betty Boop'' cartoons beginning with '' Betty Boop ...
. It is now in the
public domain
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Plot
Betty Boop is incensed at her farmer neighbor's cruelty to his animals. But the inventive Grampy knows how to teach him a lesson.
The abusive farmer has been compared to Billy Joe Gregg, who abused numerous cows and calves at the
Conklin Dairy Farms in Ohio in 2010.
Song
The cartoon features the song ''Be Human'' sung by Betty Boop accompanying herself on piano. Instrumental renditions of the song are also prominent throughout the cartoon. When the animal-abusing farmer winds up on Grampy's punishment treadmill, a
phonograph recording of Grampy's voice is heard singing the song.
See also
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Cruelty to animals
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Animal welfare
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Vigilantism
Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority.
A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a person who ...
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A Song a Day-The animated short with Betty Boop and Grampy in a humane animal hospital
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Animal rights
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Notes
External links
Downloadable cartoon at archive.org(public domain, MPEG4, 7.6MB)
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1936 short films
1930s English-language films
Films about animal rights
1930s American animated films
American black-and-white films
Betty Boop cartoons
1936 animated films
Paramount Pictures short films
Fleischer Studios short films
Short films directed by Dave Fleischer
American comedy short films
American animated short films
Animated films about animals
Films about old age
Films set on farms
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