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A young boy thrilled with his new gun shoots a baby bird. When the bird falls down dead he prays to God to make things right.
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Rudy Vallee performs the title song with the Bouncing Ball while Betty Boop takes a train to “Rudy Valley” where she gains weight.
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A young dog calls on Betty but fraternity hazers kidnap him. Rudy Vallee and the Bouncing Ball sings the title tune.
Although not officially considered to be a Betty Boop appearance, this film featured a flapper character that had some similarities to Betty Boop.
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booze,
bosko,
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cinderella,
color classic,
construction,
drunk,
friz freleng,
ghosts,
gorilla,
gun,
honey,
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leon schlesinger,
looney tunes,
mae questel,
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merrie melodies,
mountie,
music,
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A Bouncing-Ball rendition of the title song features Betty Boop, who up to this point having been drawn as dog-like, has a feline appearance. Billy Murray is the uncredited singer of the title song.
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construction,
drunk,
friz freleng,
ghosts,
gorilla,
gun,
honey,
hugh harman,
leon schlesinger,
looney tunes,
mae questel,
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merrie melodies,
mountie,
music,
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The first entry in the Color Classics series, Poor Cinderella was Fleischer Studio’s first color film, and the only appearance of Betty Boop in color during the Fleischer era. The short utilized the two-strip Cinecolor process. Betty’s hair was colored red to take advantage of this. The short also used Fleischer Studio’s Tabletop process, in order to provide some scenes with additional depth of field.
In this retelling of the Cinderella story, Betty is the title character, a poor young woman forced to be the virtual slave of her two ugly stepsisters. Betty/Cinderella is visited by her fairy godmother, who grants her wish to attend the prince’s ball, giving her beautiful clothes, a carriage, and the traditional glass slippers. When midnight strikes, she rushes out of the ball, leaving behind her shoe. The prince searches the land for the woman whose foot fits the slipper, and finds his “poor Cinderella.” The two are married, and the ugly step-sisters are left to argue with each other until the credits smack their heads together.
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bimbo the dog,
birds,
booze,
bosko,
bouncing ball,
boy,
cinderella,
color classic,
construction,
drunk,
friz freleng,
ghosts,
gorilla,
gun,
honey,
hugh harman,
leon schlesinger,
looney tunes,
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merrie melodies,
mountie,
music,
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policeman,
rudolf ising,
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rudy vallee,
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synchronized speech,
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Bimbo the dog is seen by a policeman trying to steal a chicken, and hides in a graveyard. Once inside, the ghosts rise from their graves and teach him a lesson, singing him the title song.
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boy,
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construction,
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friz freleng,
ghosts,
gorilla,
gun,
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leon schlesinger,
looney tunes,
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music,
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policeman,
rudolf ising,
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rudy vallee,
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Barnacle Bill is a 1930 Fleischer Studios animated short film. It was the ninth cartoon of the Talkartoons series, and featured Betty Boop (here known as Nancy Lee) and Bimbo (as “Barnacle Bill”).
Barnacle Bill is a sailor on a ship that has just come into port. As soon as he can get off the ship, he heads for Nancy Lee’s house. When he gets there he begins knocking on her door. Bimbo and Betty begin singing the lyrics to a tame version of “Barnacle Bill the Sailor.” The actions of the film follow along the song’s storyline, with Barnacle Bimbo romancing Betty and then leaving her to go back to sea.
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ghosts,
gorilla,
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Dizzy Dishes, the eighth release of the Fleischer Studios Talkartoon Series, is famous as the debut cartoon of Betty Boop. Betty Boop appears as a French poodle in this 1930 Talkartoon by Fleischer Studios. She did not take a fully human form until 1932.
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billy murray,
bimbo the dog,
birds,
booze,
bosko,
bouncing ball,
boy,
cinderella,
color classic,
construction,
drunk,
friz freleng,
ghosts,
gorilla,
gun,
honey,
hugh harman,
leon schlesinger,
looney tunes,
mae questel,
max fleischer,
merrie melodies,
mountie,
music,
paramount,
pigs,
policeman,
rudolf ising,
rudolph ising,
rudy vallee,
screen song,
synchronized speech,
talkartoon,
warner bros.