Betty Boop with Henry, the Funniest Living American

Last updated
Betty Boop with Henry,
the Funniest Living American
Directed by Dave Fleischer
Produced by Max Fleischer
Starring Mae Questel
Ann Rothschild
Animation by Sam Stimson
Myron Waldman
Color process Black-and-white
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • November 22, 1935 (1935-11-22)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Betty Boop with Henry, the Funniest Living American is a 1935 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Carl Anderson's Henry. [1] The short was also released as Betty Boop with Henry. [2]

Contents

Plot

Betty runs the local pet store. Silent Henry wants to buy a puppy, but only has two cents. Soft-hearted Betty offers to let Henry work off the difference at her store. She soon regrets this decision after Henry causes a ruckus trying to manage the pets. In the end, Henry recaptures some escaped birds (by letting them eat seeds off his head), and Betty rewards him with the puppy he wanted.

Notes and comments

The Henry comic strip debuted in 1932, and still runs in some papers. [3] This short was Henry's sole animated appearance.

Betty sings "Everybody Ought to Have a Pet."

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Betty Boop</span> Animated cartoon character

Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character designed by Grim Natwick at the request of Max Fleischer. She originally appeared in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop film series, which were produced by Fleischer Studios and released by Paramount Pictures. She was featured in 90 theatrical cartoons between 1930 and 1939. She has also been featured in comic strips and mass merchandising.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mae Questel</span> American actress (1908–1998)

Mae Questel was an American actress. She was best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop, Olive Oyl and numerous others.

<i>Henry</i> (comics) Comic strip created by Carl Anderson

Henry is a comic strip created in 1932 by Carl Thomas Anderson. The title character is a young bald boy who is mute. Except a few early episodes, the comic strip character communicates largely but not entirely through pantomime, a situation which changed when Henry moved into comic books. Henry has spoken in at least one Betty Boop cartoon from 1935. In the feature, Betty Boop has a pet shop and Henry speaks to a dog in the window.

<i>The Old Man of the Mountain</i> (film) 1933 film by Dave Fleischer

The Old Man of the Mountain is a 1933 American pre-Code live-action/animated short in the Betty Boop series, produced by Fleischer Studios. Featuring music by Cab Calloway and his Orchestra, the short was originally released to theaters on August 4, 1933 by Paramount Pictures. Calloway voices all of the characters in the cartoon save for Betty herself. Calloway and his orchestra also perform all of the music in the cartoon, including two songs Calloway co-wrote.

<i>Popeye the Sailor</i> (film) 1933 American film

Popeye the Sailor is a 1933 animated short produced by Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Publix Corporation. While billed as a Betty Boop cartoon, it was produced as a vehicle for Popeye in his debut animated appearance.

The Swing School is a 1938 Fleischer Studios animated short film directed by Dave Fleischer and starring Betty Boop.

Happy You and Merry Me is a 1936 Fleischer Studios animated short film featuring Betty Boop and Pudgy the Puppy.

Swat the Fly is a 1935 Fleischer Studios animated short film directed by Dave Fleischer and starring Betty Boop and Pudgy the Puppy.

Betty Boop for President is a 1932 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop. It was released by Paramount Pictures on November 4, 1932, four days before that year's presidential election day.

Baby Be Good is a 1935 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop.

<i>Betty Boop and the Little King</i> 1936 film

Betty Boop and the Little King is a 1936 Fleischer Studio animated short film, starring Betty Boop and featuring Otto Soglow's Little King.

Little Nobody is a 1935 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Pudgy the Puppy.

More Pep is a 1936 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Pudgy the Puppy.

Taking The Blame is a 1935 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop and featuring Pudgy the Puppy.

Betty Boop's Little Pal is a 1934 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Pudgy the Puppy.

You're Not Built That Way is a 1936 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop and featuring Pudgy the Puppy.

Pudgy Picks a Fight is a 1937 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop and Pudgy the Puppy.

The New Deal Show is a 1937 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop.

The Foxy Hunter is a 1937 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop, her nephew Junior and Pudgy the Puppy. All three characters are voiced by Mae Questel.

<i>Minnie the Moocher</i> (film) 1932 film

Minnie the Moocher is a 1932 Betty Boop cartoon produced by Fleischer Studios and released by Paramount Pictures.

References

  1. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 54–56. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Henry, The Funniest Living American at the Big Cartoon Database.
  3. ↑ Henry at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.