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{{Infobox Hollywood cartoon|
{{Infobox film
| cartoon_name = So Does an Automobile
| name = So Does an Automobile
| series = [[Betty Boop]]
| image =
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[Dave Fleischer]]
| director = [[Dave Fleischer]]
| story_artist =
| story =
| animator = [[Roland Crandall]]<br>[[Frank Kelling]]
| animator = [[Roland Crandall]]<br>[[Frank Kelling]]
| starring = [[Margie Hines]]<ref>{{Cite book |title=Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70 |last=Scott |first=Keith |publisher=BearManor Media |year=2022 |isbn=979-8-88771-010-5 |page=346}}</ref>
| voice_actor = [[Margie Hines]] (Betty Boop)<br>[[Mae Questel]] (Additional)
| musician = [[Sammy Timberg]]
| music = [[Sammy Timberg]]
| producer = [[Max Fleischer]]
| producer = [[Max Fleischer]]
| studio = [[Fleischer Studios]]
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| release_date = {{Film date|1939|03|31}}
| released = {{Film date|1939|03|31}}
| color_process = [[Black-and-white]]
| color_process = [[Black-and-white]]
| runtime = 7 minutes
| runtime = 7 minutes
| movie_language = English
| language = English
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'''''So Does an Automobile''''' is a 1939 [[Fleischer Studios]] [[animated short]] film starring [[Margie Hines]] as [[Betty Boop]].
'''''So Does an Automobile''''' is a 1939 [[Fleischer Studios]] [[animated short]] film directed by [[Dave Fleischer]] and starring [[Margie Hines]] as [[Betty Boop]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/56/mode/2up |pages=54–56}}</ref>


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
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==Notes==
==Notes==
Instrumental versions of the theme song for this cartoon were later used in Betty's next film, ''[[Musical Mountaineers]]'', and later in the 1940 [[Popeye]] cartoon, ''[[Wimmin Hadn't Oughta Drive]]''.
Instrumental versions of the theme song for this cartoon were later used in Betty's next film, ''[[Musical Mountaineers]]'', and later in the 1940 [[Popeye]] cartoon, ''[[Wimmin Hadn't Oughta Drive]]''.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*''So Does an Automobile'' on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3zY_76SEWM Youtube].
*''So Does an Automobile'' at [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031944/ IMDb].
*''So Does an Automobile'' at the [https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/1772-So-Does-An-Automobile Big Cartoon Database]{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}.


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Latest revision as of 05:06, 3 December 2024

So Does an Automobile
Directed byDave Fleischer
Produced byMax Fleischer
StarringMargie Hines[1]
Music bySammy Timberg
Animation byRoland Crandall
Frank Kelling
Color processBlack-and-white
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 31, 1939 (1939-03-31)
Running time
7 minutes
LanguageEnglish

So Does an Automobile is a 1939 Fleischer Studios animated short film directed by Dave Fleischer and starring Margie Hines as Betty Boop.[2]

Synopsis

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Betty operates an auto repair garage for sick and injured automobiles. Betty sings as she restores broken-down taxicabs, high-price limousines and restores a police car with sore and flat feet (tires) back to perfect condition again.

Notes

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Instrumental versions of the theme song for this cartoon were later used in Betty's next film, Musical Mountaineers, and later in the 1940 Popeye cartoon, Wimmin Hadn't Oughta Drive.

References

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  1. ^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 346. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 54–56. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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