Comedy ·Animation ·Family · United States of America · 1941 · 7m

Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat

Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat poster
Director
Walter Lantz
Cast
Ivie Anderson as The Girl (voice) Mel Blanc as Boat Captain / Mammy / Fighter One / Fighter Two / Various (voice)
Crew
Ben Hardaway — Story Walter Lantz — Producer
Synopsis

Lazy black folks in Lazy Town (Pop. 123½) are napping and attracting flies. They are so lethargic they even fight in slow motion. Then a riverboat arrives with a red hot mama on board. Faster than you can say "Jim Crow", she has everyone moving to a Harlem boogie beat, dancing, scrubbing clothes, and eating watermelon. As the boogie-woogie comes to a close, Mammy hoists her skirt. Her big bottom reads "The End".

Mood & Themes
short film
Key Collaborators
Walter Lantz Director Ben Hardaway Story Walter Lantz Producer
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