This is a short in the Private Snafu series of training films done during World War II for the US Army. There will be mild spoilers ahead:
The purpose of this short was to teach soldiers about the ways to avoid contracting malaria, which is spread by mosquito bites. The short has an intriguing presentation device. A mosquito named Annie is lamenting her slide from prominence. She's presented as a bar girl, but the basic presentation is very tame for a Snafu. It's actually a rather dry and conventional short.
Annie discusses her heyday, when she caused a high infection rate, before the military and medical assault on malaria began. She essentially covers the basic protocols to avoid being bitten and infected, like keeping your skin covered, using mosquito repellent, mosquito netting at night around the sleeping area and so on.
There's also a section about the eradication of the breeding grounds for mosquitoes to reduce the hazards by killing off the mosquitoes before they become a nuisance. Snafu enters the picture when Annie gives him as an explanation of why she isn't completely finished. Soldiers like Snafu don't follow protocols and so long as such soldiers exist, so will Annie.
This short is available on various DVDs and online. One of the weaker Snafus, but still worth a look.
The purpose of this short was to teach soldiers about the ways to avoid contracting malaria, which is spread by mosquito bites. The short has an intriguing presentation device. A mosquito named Annie is lamenting her slide from prominence. She's presented as a bar girl, but the basic presentation is very tame for a Snafu. It's actually a rather dry and conventional short.
Annie discusses her heyday, when she caused a high infection rate, before the military and medical assault on malaria began. She essentially covers the basic protocols to avoid being bitten and infected, like keeping your skin covered, using mosquito repellent, mosquito netting at night around the sleeping area and so on.
There's also a section about the eradication of the breeding grounds for mosquitoes to reduce the hazards by killing off the mosquitoes before they become a nuisance. Snafu enters the picture when Annie gives him as an explanation of why she isn't completely finished. Soldiers like Snafu don't follow protocols and so long as such soldiers exist, so will Annie.
This short is available on various DVDs and online. One of the weaker Snafus, but still worth a look.