Booby Traps

Booby Traps

January 1, 1944 Theatrical Series Private Snafu

Studio
Warner Bros.
Distributor
U.S. Army Signal Corps

Synopsis

Snafu skips through an area abandoned by the enemy as if he is on a picnic. He refuses to heed a warning regarding the potential presence of booby traps... much to his regret.

Characters

Private Snafu

Credits

Directing

Director
Robert Clampett

Producing

Producer
Leon Schlesinger

Voices

Voice
Mel Blanc (Private Snafu), Robert C. Bruce (Narrator)

Music

Music
Carl W. Stalling

Production notes

Frank Capra, who was in charge of The Army-Navy Screen Magazine during the Second World War, is credited with having invented the character of Private SNAFU (a play on the army acronym for "Situation Normal- All Fouled Up"). The character model sheet was originated by Art Heineman and Chuck Jones.

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