Documentary short film demonstrating the process by which waste fats from the kitchens of American homes can be transformed into the raw materials for explosives for the war effort.
Production
Genuinely effective wartime messaging in 180 seconds flat.

Director
Ben Sharpsteen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Disney produced 32 wartime shorts; this was part of a government contract that kept the studio alive when Disneyland was just a fever dream.
Thelma Boardman voiced Minnie here shortly before leaving Disney—making this one of her final performances as the character.
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