You're Not Built That Way

You're Not Built That Way
Directed by	Dave Fleischer
Produced by	Max Fleischer
Starring	Mae Questel
Music by	Sammy Timberg (uncredited)
Animation by	Animated by: Myron Waldman and Hicks Lokey Lillian Friedman Astor (uncredited)
Color process	Black-and-white
Production company	Fleischer Studios
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 17, 1936 (1936-07-17)
Running time	6 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

You're Not Built That Way is a 1936 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop and featuring Pudgy the Puppy.^[1]

Plot summary

Pudgy the Puppy, out for a stroll, meets a mean bulldog. Impressed by the tough dog, Pudgy imitates his behavior. Betty, seeing this, sings the title song to Pudgy in an attempt to stop this. Pudgy ignores her and follows the bulldog, but his attempts to be tough only land him in trouble. After an attempt to steal a meal from the butcher nearly gets him skewered, Pudgy runs back to Betty, who welcomes him home.

Production notes

The short makes use of Fleischer's multiplane camera to film the backgrounds.

References

1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 54–56. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

External links

• You're Not Built That Way at the Big Cartoon Database.
• You're Not Built That Way on YouTube.
• You're Not Built That Way at IMDb.