Private SNAFU Going Home 1944 US Army Training Cartoon, Mel Blanc, Chuck Jones

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more at http://quickfound.net/links/military_news_and_links.html Private Snafu talks too much while on leave, with disastrous consequences. Directed by Chuck Jones, voices by Mel Blanc. US Army Training Film MISC. 1085 Public domain film from the US National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original). more Private Snafu: Booby Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PbDa-NlX9A The Home Front http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGmIhhMi8cg Spies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJn_aB4FjpI Snafuperman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op6-V5x8XHQ Fighting Tools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRyUAUl2q5M Censored: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxbFB7myZIw Rumors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEdboFx1mK8 vs Malaria Mike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6hC53VlhSM&noredirect;=1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Home_(1944_film) Going Home is part of the Private Snafu series of animated shorts produced by Warner Bros. during World War II. Made in 1944, the cartoon features the vocal talents of Mel Blanc and was directed by Chuck Jones. The script writers for the Snafu cartoons were typically uncredited, though animation historians consider that the scriptwriter of this short was Dr. Seuss... Private Snafu returns from the "global grind" of World War II to the United States home front, on leave from the military. His ship passes the Statue of Liberty to enter the New York Harbor, then he makes his way to his hometown of Podunk. The narrator explains that Snafu, the town's "returning hero", feels "safe at home, away from battle". He also feels safe in discussing military matters with civilians, including restricted information. He starts by talking to his family and girlfriend (a blonde) over dinner. Describing the recent activities of his unit, the 999th division, and their co-operation with the British Army. He keeps offering information to others while wandering around town. He describes to a police officer the construction details of a secret base and its runway. A crowd gathers round to listen to him. While at a filling station, Snafu tries to impress the female attendant by sharing information on the new Japanese tanks. At a movie theater, a newsreel reports that one of the Japanese islands was obliterated, that the event is attributed to an American secret weapon, and that Hideki Tojo doesn't know what hit him. Among the audience of the movie theater is Snafu, seated next to an attractive brunette. Trying to impress the lady, he shares information on said secret weapon: a flying bazooka. His detailed information is featured as a schematic diagram. While drinking at a bar, Snafu reveals information concerning the next planned move against the enemy forces. A mimeograph is depicted printing said information. In a park, Snafu is making out with a young woman behind a bush. He takes the time to describe operations of the Pacific War. The "confidential" information makes it to an electric billboard. At a barber shop, Snafu receives a haircut and a manicure. He can not resist sharing military information with the barber and the manicurist. The narrator makes the point that skywriting the information would be no more effective in making it public. The final scene starts at Snafu's home, where he and his girlfriend dance the jitterbug. A radio announcement informs them of the latest news from the War Department. The entire 999th division has been annihilated by enemy forces, and the military disaster is blamed on "recent leaks in restricted military information". Snafu is enraged that some jerk "shot his mouth off" and now his division is gone. He wishes for the unknown jerk to be run over by a tram. In response, a tram passes through the living room and runs over Snafu. Ending the short. Release While completed by May or June, 1944, Going Home was never released. The rationale behind the decision is unknown, though there are several theories on the subject. One theory is that the scene depicting Snafu and the girl making out in the bushes was deemed too Sexually suggestive by the standards of the time. Another theory considers that the Snafu series was in a transition phase and that the short was too reminiscent of its earlier entries... A third theory, is that the negative portrayal of the United States home front was held against this short... A fourth theory was that the finale had the potential to alienate the audience... A fifth theory is that the secret weapon able to obliterate entire islands was deemed a bit too close in nature to an actual military secret: The atomic bomb.