Bosko the Doughboy
Genres
Overview
Bosko is a doughboy in the Great War. Bullets and bombs are everywhere. (A bomb even blows up the title card.) Bosko and his fellow infantrymen are hardly safe in their trench. Bosko is happily eating from a pan full of beans when a bomb hits the pan and destroys his meal. Bosko misses Honey; he pulls out her picture and kisses it. A cannonball tears through it, making her head a gaping hole. Now Bosko is angry. He vows revenge but the moment his helmet appears above the trench, it’s hit with dozens of bullets, knocking him back down. Another soldier briefly cheers him up with harmonica music. Bosko gets his chance to be a hero when his buddy swallows a cannonball.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
7 min
Release Date
1931-10-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
18
Vote Average
5.778
Johnny Murray
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Rudolf Ising
Dying Tank (voice) (uncredited)
5.3
Hold Anything
Bosko is a construction worker who impresses Honey by making music from everything in sight, including a decapitated mouse, a typewriter and a goat filled with hot air.
1930-10-01 | en
5.8
Sinkin' in the Bathtub
The film opens with Bosko taking a bath while whistling "Singin' in the Bathtub". A series of gags allows him to play the shower spray like a harp, pull up his pants by tugging his hair, and give the limelight to the bathtub itself which stands on its hind feet to perform a dance.
1930-04-19 | en
0.0
Coyote vs. Acme
After Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.
2026-08-27 | en
7.0
Ready.. Set.. Zoom!
Among the strategies that fail in Wile E. Coyote's attempts to catch the Roadrunner: glue on the road, a giant rubber band, an outboard motor in a wash tub, and dressing in drag as a female Roadrunner.
1955-04-29 | en
5.8
It's Got Me Again!
Late at night, the mice come out and sing and play to the title tune, among others. That is, until the cat arrives, but he's quickly sent packing.
1932-05-14 | en
5.3
You Don't Know What You're Doin'!
Piggy picks up his girlfriend and takes her to a theater where a hot jazz orchestra is playing.
1931-10-21 | en
5.0
Bosko's Holiday
Bosko and Honey go on a picnic that ends badly.
1931-05-20 | en
5.0
Ain't Nature Grand!
Bosko fishes, and sings and dances with frogs. But two ladybugs use a wasp as an airplane, and a beehive and tree branch as a machine gun to drive him away.
1931-02-01 | en
4.6
Yodeling Yokels
Bosko and Honey yodel happily in the Alps until a series of disasters end with Honey rushing downriver on an ice floe.
1931-06-01 | en
5.0
Bosko's Fox Hunt
Bosko joins a wacky fox hunt. But if the hunt worries anyone, it isn't the fox.
1931-12-12 | en
0.0
Time Out!
Wile E. Coyote decides to use a freeze ray in order to catch Road Runner.
2021-04-29 | en
0.0
Swoop De Doo!
Wile E. Coyote (Starvingus loserus) uses a falcon disguise to catch Road Runner (Speed breaking recordus).
2021-04-29 | en
4.8
Bosko's Soda Fountain
Bosko is a soda jerk, who gives poor service to a mouse and to his former schoolteacher. Later, he must contend with Honey's bratty Wilbur.
1931-11-14 | en
5.1
Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land
Piggy and Fluffy, which is the ripoff of Mickey and Minnie, have adventures on a riverboat and Uncle Tom is chased by skeletons promising to take him to Hallelujah Land. One of the "Censored Eleven" banned from TV syndication by United Artists in 1968 for racist stereotyping.
1931-11-28 | en
6.0
Dumb Patrol
During the Great War, Bosko and a fearsome beast are in a dogfight. Bosko loses, but that's only the first battle.
1931-05-19 | en
5.8
Lady, Play Your Mandolin!
In this first Merrie Melodie short, things are hopping at a certain Mexican café. And then Foxy walks in and the customers go really wild.
1931-08-13 | en
4.7
The Tree's Knees
Bosko the woodsman spurns cutting down trees and plays music instead. The trees and animals dance and make their own music.
1931-08-01 | en
5.2
Bosko Shipwrecked!
Bosko is shipwrecked on an island where he is chased by a lion and pursued by simian cannibals.
1931-09-19 | en
5.6
One More Time
Foxy the Cop is trying to enforce the law in town, but dangerous drivers and strangers who also kidnap Roxy are making this difficult.
1931-10-03 | en
5.1
Red-Headed Baby
The old toymaker goes to sleep, and his toys immediately come to life and sing "Red-Headed Baby." A red-haired baby doll begins the song. She's soon joined by her sweetheart, a toy soldier named Napoleon. A spider briefly spoils the fun when he descends upon the toys and grabs the doll. It's up to Napoleon to save her.
1931-12-26 | en