The Candid Candidate

The Candid Candidate
Directed byDave Fleischer
Produced byMax Fleischer
StarringMae Questel (Betty Boop)
Everett Clark
(Grampy)
Jack Mercer
(additional voices)
Music bySammy Timberg
Animation byLillian Friedman
Myron Waldman
Color processBlack-and-white
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 27, 1937 (1937-08-27)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Candid Candidate is a 1937 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop and Grampy.

Synopsis

Betty Boop campaigns for Grampy for Mayor, and wins by one vote (despite the fact the town's paper says it's a landslide). However, he later finds out the job isn't as glamorous as he thought. Nonetheless, he helps solve some of the city's issues, such as building a free bridge on the river, creating a public automatic root beer stand, etc., and the townspeople love him.

References

  1. ↑ Komorowski, Thad (September 15, 2014). "Fleischer Promo Art #16: "Betty Slays 'Em!"". Cartoon Research. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999). McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.
  3. ↑ "Jack Mercer Interview - Voice Actor of Popeye". YouTube: Lost Coconut Archive. June 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 54–56. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.