Billy Martin, a regular boy, meets a partner, one ‘SOAPY THE GERM FIGHTER,’ who helps him understand that being clean is not ‘SISSY,’ but is related to good health. Explains the word sanitation and gives information about health officers and laws governing the handling and sale of foods. Color 1950sFeaturing “SOAPY”, the living cake of soap (aka SOAPY THE GERMFIGHTER). The importance of washing hands; microbes

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cu Boy holding out his clean hands for inspection.

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cu Dirty hands.

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cu Boy with dirty face.

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cu Boy twirling a rope.

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ws Father inspecting son’s hands at dinnertable.

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ms Boy washing his hands.

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ms Boy sleeping.

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ms A walking bar of soap talks to boy; boy says, “Why, you’re
a living cake of soap!!” (as if this were an everyday occurrence).

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ms A cowboy washing his hands.

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ws A cowboy riding a wild horse.

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ms Scientist looking into microscope.

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cu Girl holding a doll.

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cu Hands taking letters out of a mailbox.

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cu Girl rubbing her eyes.

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ms Boy idly tossing a ball into his glove.

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cu Washing hands with soap.

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ms A picnic lunch.

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cu Playing jacks.

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ws Boys playing football.

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ms A puppy licking a girl’s face.

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cu A hand flushing toilet.

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ms Boy taking a bath.

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ms A meat inspector stamps a slab of beef with his approval.

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ms Mother and daughter doing dishes.

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ms Boy drinking from water cooler; good shot of boy drinking
from water fountain.

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ms Boy combing his hair in front of mirror.

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cu Boy washes behind his ears and then winks at CAM.

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Shows a girl and her pet cat as they prepare for the school pet show. Parallels girl’s and cat’s actions as they eat and clean up. Shows a girl and her pet cat as they prepare for the school petshow. Parallels girl’s and cat’s actions as they eat and clean up.Ken Smith relates: Helen is a little girl and Kitty is her cat,a full-grown, furry tabby with the patience of a saint.Helen wakes up as the film begins. She is very excited. Today’sthe pet show! she cries as she drags a peacefully snoozing Kittyout of a basket and into the maelstrom of her banal world. Kittyand I do many things alike, Helen proclaims. To prove this, thefilm spends the next several minutes showing a topless Helenrubbing herself with a washrag at the bathroom sink while thecamera repeatedly cross-cuts to Kitty, sitting on the toilet,licking herself. This is the way I wash my arms, wash my arms,wash my arms… Helen sings, part of the continuous stream ofdrivel she spews onto the announce track.Don’t forget those dirty paws! That’s a GOOD kitty! I’m going tobe PROUD of you today!Helen – speaks – every – word – very – slowly so that we don’t missanything, in a voice so cute that it seems likely that the Helen wehear is a lot older than the Helen we see. When I finish mycereal, I have a piece of buttered toast and drink my milk. Ofcourse, I eat more than Kitty. But then, I’m bigger than she is. Iguess Key Productions had to fill the dead air somehow.Helen eventually drags Kitty to school and the pet show. We watchas Kitty is uncrated into a sea of mindlessly groping,jelly-stained hands, clutching at her from every direction. It’splain that the poor cat only wants to get the hell out of there,but Helen will hear nothing of it. I was SO proud when Kitty wonthe prize! The film ends on an MCU of Helen, smiling gap-toothed into thecamera, clutching Kitty tight to her scrawny chest. Kitty, who’s had quite enough, thank you, struggles to break free.This muddy-looking film was shot silent, then dubbed. I don’t thinkthe producers were trying to ape Italian neorealism, but you never know.