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Betty Boop's Rise to Fame (1934)
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18 May 1934 (USA) morePlot:
A reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from three prior cartoons. | add synopsisUser Comments:
A Look Back At Some Early Betty Boop Material moreCast
(Credited cast) | Cab Calloway | ... | Old Man (voice) |
| Dave Fleischer | ... | A reporter |
| Max Fleischer | ... | Himself |
| Mae Questel | ... | Betty Boop (voice) |
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This is a bit different in that the famous Max Fleischer, who drew and produced these great animated shorts, interacts with Betty. It's all set up by a reporter (played by Max' brother Dave) wanting an interview.
Max draws Betty (very quickly) and she suddenly comes to life. She calls him, "Uncle Maxie."
What we wind up seeing are some clips from a few other of Miss Boop's cartoons, such as the one she imitates a few singers, such as Fanny Bryce, and then imitates a Hawaiian Hula dancer. This was right before the censors put a little more clothing on her. All she's wearing on top is a lei, and, yes, they draw her breasts in there, albeit not prominently displayed. Her hip movements were pretty sexy, too.
To me, however, the highlight was when Cab Calloway sings with her in a clip from "The Old Man Of The Mountain." The song Cab and Betty do is fantastic, and elevates this short from so-so to good.