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Poster for Pay Day

Pay Day

1944 · 3 min

A brisk, cheeky wartime cartoon that turns squandered money into a fast, funny cautionary fable.

Directed by
Friz Freleng
Genres
Animation
Starring
Mel Blanc
Overview
Technical Fairy First Class shows Snafu the consequences of frittering away his pay.
How it feels
Satirical, light, cynical and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Greed, conspiracy, morality, work
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Friz Freleng
Genres
Animation
Starring
Mel Blanc
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In this series

Private Snafu

  1. Coming!! SnafuShort film · 1943
  2. Fighting ToolsShort film · 1943
  3. GripesShort film · 1943
  4. RumorsShort film · 1943
  5. SpiesShort film · 1943
  6. The Infantry BluesShort film · 1943
  7. Booby TrapsShort film · 1944
  8. CensoredShort film · 1944
  9. GasShort film · 1944
  10. Going HomeShort film · 1944
  11. OutpostShort film · 1944
  12. Pay DayShort film · 1944 This title
  13. Private Snafu vs. Malaria MikeShort film · 1944
  14. Target SnafuShort film · 1944
  15. Three BrothersShort film · 1944
  16. Hot SpotShort film · 1945
  17. Operation SnafuShort film · 1945

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
period
Audience
family
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism3
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Friz Freleng
Written by
Dr. Seuss, Phil Eastman
Starring
Mel Blanc
Runtime
3 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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