Be Human (film)
Be Human | |
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Betty Boop series | |
Directed by | Dave Fleischer |
Produced by | Max Fleischer |
Voices by | Mae Questel |
Animation by |
Lillian Friedman Myron Waldman |
Studio | Fleischer Studios |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date(s) | November 20, 1936 |
Color process | Black-and-white |
Running time | 7 minutes |
Language | English |
Preceded by | Grampy's Indoor Outing |
Followed by | Making Friends |
Be Human is a 1936 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop and Grampy.[1] It is now in the public domain.
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.[2]
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.
Lyrics
There's a very simple lesson,
But it's easy to forget;
And I promise, you'll regret it if you do.That if you're always kind and gentle
With your family pet,
He'll be just as kind and gentle
With you.Be human, animals can cry;
Be human, it's easy if you try.
Don't go around with a heart of stone,
Or you'll be sorry and all alone.Be human, have a tender word,
For every animal and bird!If we would all be human,
This world would be in rhyme;
So be human all the time!Share a tasty carrot with your parrot,
Serve your chimpanzee a piece of cheese;
Sip a sarsaparilla with your camel or gorilla,
With kind regards to all of them from me.Be human, animals can cry;
Be human, won't you even try?
Don't think you're wonderful just because
You weren't born with a tail and claws.Be human, have a tender word,
For every animal and bird!It's futile to be brutal,
That won't get you a dime;
So be human all the time!A true cat can't be human,
But you can!
See also
- Cruelty to animals
- Animal welfare
- Vigilantism
- A Song a Day-The animated short with Betty Boop and Grampy in a humane animal hospital
- Animal rights
Notes
- ↑ Be Human at IMDb.
- ↑ Hunt, Andrew (2010-08-26). "Betty Boop & Grampy: Two Pioneering Animal Rights Activists!". Retrieved 2011-06-28.
... Betty Boop and her partner in crime, Grampy, as a couple of Depression-era animal rights activists who relentlessly go after a mean goon of a farmer who's abusing his animals.
External links
- Downloadable cartoon at archive.org (public domain, MPEG4, 7.6MB)
- Be Human on IMDb
- Be Human on YouTube.