Betty Boop's May Party

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Betty Boop's May Party
Directed by Dave Fleischer
Produced by Max Fleischer
Starring Little Ann Little [1]
Music by Duke Ellington ("It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing")
Animation by David Tendlar
William Henning
Color process Black-and-white
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • May 12, 1933 (1933-05-12)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Betty Boop's May Party is a 1933 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Koko the Clown and Bimbo. [2]

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Plot

An elephant punctures a rubber tree, whose spraying sap turns the whole town rubbery. Betty and the gang use their newfound limberness to dance and sing.

In the film, Betty sings "Here We Are", written by Harry Warren and Gus Kahn.

References

  1. Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 334. 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.