Betty Boop's Rise to Fame

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A reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from three prior cartoons.A reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from three prior cartoons.A reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from three prior cartoons.

Directors
- Dave Fleischer
- Myron Waldman
Stars

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6.3/10

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Directors
- Dave Fleischer
- Myron Waldman
Stars

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Cab Calloway

Old Man
(voice)
(uncredited)

Dave Fleischer

Reporter
(uncredited)

Max Fleischer

Max Fleischer
(uncredited)

Bonnie Poe

Betty Boop
(voice)
(uncredited)

Mae Questel

Betty Boop
(voice)
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Betty Boop comes to life from an ink drawing by animator Max Fleischer, much like Fleischer's earlier cartoon star Ko-Ko the Inkwell Clown would come to life from Max's drawings in the popular "Out of the Inkwell" films of the 1920s.

Connections
Edited into Betty Boop Confidential (1998)

Soundtracks
Betty Boop
(uncredited)
Music by Johnny Green
Played during the opening credits and at the end
Played when illustrations from previous cartoons are shown to Betty
Played when Betty runs behind the books to change

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Featured review

8/10

A Look Back At Some Early Betty Boop Material

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.