Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party

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Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party
Directed by Dave Fleischer
Produced by Max Fleischer
Starring Bonnie Poe (as Betty Boop) [1]
Music by Lou Fleischer
Sammy Timberg
Animation by Willard Bowsky
Myron Waldman
Color process Black and white
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • November 3, 1933 (1933-11-03)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party is a 1933 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop. [2]

Contents

Plot

It is Halloween, and Jack Frost (in his ice-covered airplane) covers the fields with frost. A chilly scarecrow plucks a wind-blown piece of paper out of the air; it is an invitation to Betty's Hallowe'en party ("p.s., Bring Your Lunch"). Betty is mass-producing jack o'lanterns with the help of her animal friends. The partygoers arrive, and join with Betty in song. Meanwhile, a hulking gorilla gatecrashes the party, and threatens to ruin the evening. Betty disguises as a black cat, and her friends turn the table on the beast, and scare him out the party.

Production notes

Betty sings "Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing", which features background vocals sung by fellow voice actress Mae Questel along with a studio chorus.

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References

  1. Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 335. 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 June 6, 2020.