Betty Boop's Rise to Fame

Summary

Betty Boop's Rise to Fame is a 1934 Fleischer Studios animated short film, starring Betty Boop.[2]

Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
Directed byDave Fleischer
Animation directed by:
Myron Waldman (uncredited)
Produced byMax Fleischer
StarringFeaturing the voice talents of:
Mae Questel and Bonnie Poe as Betty Boop [1]
Cab Calloway as the Old Man of the Mountain (archival)
Maurice Chevalier as himself
Max Fleischer as himself
(all uncredited)
Additional voice talent:
Mae Questel as Billy Boop and Franny Brice (both archival roles, uncredited)
Animation byUncredited character animation:
Lillian Friedman Astor
Al Eugster
Shamus Culhane
Thomas Johnson
Color processBlack-and-white
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Publix Corporation
Release date
  • May 18, 1934 (1934-05-18)
Running time
9 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

In a live action sequence, a reporter interviewing Max Fleischer asks him about Betty Boop. Max obligingly draws Betty "out of the inkwell" and asks her to perform a couple of numbers. Song and dance numbers from Stopping the Show, Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle, and The Old Man of the Mountain are used.[3]

In the end, Betty jumps back into the inkwell, accidentally splashing ink into the reporter's face.

References edit

  1. ^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 337. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 54–56. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ Betty Boop's Rise to Fame at the Big Cartoon Database[dead link].

External links edit

  • Betty Boop's Rise to Fame on YouTube.
  • Betty Boop's Rise to Fame on archive.org.
  • Betty Boop's Rise to Fame at IMDb