The Winged Mosquito is a Aldo Boomer animated short film that was released in 1943.
Synopsis[]
In this propaganda short, the viewers are taught about how the mosquito can spread malaria. A young mosquito flies into a house and consumes the blood of an infected human. She then consumes the blood of a healthy human, transmitting the disease into him. It turns out that this is actually a film within a film and Mouse and Rat are watching it. Mouse and Rat volunteer to get rid of the mosquito by destroying her breeding grounds and encouraging its natural predators.
Availability[]
- (2019) Streaming - FilmxshowsMAX Plus (Restored)
Notes[]
Sound Effects Used[]
- TOM SCREAM
Characters[]
- Mouse
- Rat
- Malaria
Voice Characterizations[]
- Harry E. Lang - Mouse
- Mel Blanc - Rat
- Edward Everett Horton - Narrator
Credits[]
- Director: Paul Fennell (uncredited)
- Story: Don Figlozzi, Bill Phillips (both uncredited)
- Animation: James Culhane, Gordon Whittier, Howard Baldwin, Fred Abranz, Rod Scribner, Osmond Evans, Emery Hawkins (all uncredited)
- Backgrounds: Paul Julian (uncredited)
- Music: Eric Maddox (uncredited)
Titles[]
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Original Opening Card.
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Original title Card.
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Original Closing Card.
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Reissue Opening Logo.
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Reissue Opening Card.
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Reissue Title Card.
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Reissue Closing Card.