List of Betty Boop films and appearances

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Betty Boop filmography
Short films89
Television movies2

The following is a list of films and other media in which Betty Boop has appeared. She was featured in 126 theatrical cartoons between 1930 and 1939 (89 in her own series and 37 in the Talkartoons, Screen Songs and Color Classics series).

Contents

Starting in 2013, Olive Films released the non-public domain cartoons on Blu-ray and DVD in four "Essential Collection" volumes, although they were restored from the original television internegatives that carried the altered opening and closing credits. Volume 1 was released on August 20, 2013, [1] and Volume 2 on September 24, 2013. [2] Volume 3 was released on April 29, 2014, and Volume 4 on September 30, 2014. [3] [4]

In May 2022, animator and archivist Steve Stanchfield released a Blu-Ray collection titled "The Other Betty Boop Cartoons, Volume 1" through his label Thunderbean Animation, which features public domain cartoons that were not on the Olive Films sets. It includes the long-lost, recently discovered cartoon Honest Love and True . [5]

Appearances in Talkartoons, Screen Songs and Color Classics series

Note: see the Talkartoons , Screen Songs and Color Classics filmographies for additional respective entries in all three series.

1930

No.FilmAnimated ByOriginal release dateSeriesAvailabilityNotes
1 Dizzy Dishes Grim Natwick, Ted Sears August 9TalkartoonsBetty Boop Essential Collection (BBEC) Volume 21
  • First appearance
2 Barnacle Bill Rudy Zamora, Seymour Kneitel August 25TalkartoonsBetty Boop Definitive Collection (BBDC) VHS Volume 1
3Accordion JoeTed Sears, Grim NatwickDecember 13Talkartoonsno modern physical media
4 Mysterious Mose Willard Bowsky, Ted Sears, Grim Natwick (uncredited)December 29TalkartoonsBBDC VHS Volume 1

1931

5Teacher's PestGrim Natwick, Seymour KneitelFebruary 7Talkartoonsno modern physical media
  • Brief cameo
6 The Bum Bandit Willard Bowsky, Al Eugster, Grim Natwick (uncredited)April 6TalkartoonsBBDC VHS Volume 1
  • Betty is named "Dangerous Nan McGrew"
  • First time Betty Boop is seen in her slender physique
7 Silly Scandals Grim NatwickMay 23TalkartoonsBBDC VHS Volume 1
  • First time Betty is named, although only as "Betty" (no surname is given)
8 Bimbo's Initiation Grim Natwick (uncredited)July 27TalkartoonsBBEC Volume 21
9 Bimbo's Express UnknownAugust 22TalkartoonsBBDC VHS Volume 1
10 Minding the Baby James Culhane, Bernard Wolf September 28TalkartoonsBBDC VHS Volume 1
  • First time Betty's full name appears on the titles, stylized as "Betty-Boop"
11 Kitty from Kansas City (music by Rudy Vallée)UnknownOctober 31Screen SongsBBDC VHS Volume 2
  • Named "Kitty"
12 Mask-A-Raid Al Eugster, James CulhaneNovember 9TalkartoonsBBDC VHS Volume 1
  • First time Betty Boop is depicted as a human as opposed to a dog- with dog ears replaced by earrings.
13 By the Light of the Silvery Moon Seymour Kneitel, Myron WaldmanNovember 14Screen Songsno modern physical media
  • Betty Boop appears briefly topless in a bathtub.
14 Jack and the Beanstalk UnknownNovember 22TalkartoonsBBDC VHS Volume 4
  • Final time Betty Boop is depicted as a dog.
15 Dizzy Red Riding Hood Grim NatwickDecember 12TalkartoonsBBDC VHS Volume 4

1932

16 Any Rags? Willard Bowsky, Thomas BonfiglioJanuary 5TalkartoonsBBDC VHS Volume 6
  • Surviving master negative has original opening title card intact
17 Boop-Oop-a-Doop UnknownJanuary 16TalkartoonsBBEC Volume 2
  • First use of the song "Sweet Betty" which would become the theme song for the Betty Boop series.
18The RobotUnknownFebruary 8TalkartoonsBBDC VHS Volume 3
  • A Bimbo cartoon, seemingly held over from earlier in production- Bimbo appears in a primitive design.
  • Bimbo's girlfriend is largely a generic one-off, but is drawn to resemble Betty in a few close-ups that were likely inserted later.
19 Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (music by The Round Towners Quartet)UnknownMarch 4Screen Songsno modern physical media
20 Minnie the Moocher (music by Cab Calloway)Willard Bowsky, Ralph SomervilleMarch 11TalkartoonsBBEC Volume 3
21 Swim or Sink James Culhane, David Tendlar March 13TalkartoonsBBDC VHS Volume 2
22 Crazy Town James Culhane, David TendlarMarch 25TalkartoonsBBDC VHS Volume 3
23Just One More ChanceUnknownApril 1Screen Songsno modern physical media
24 The Dancing Fool Seymour Kneitel, Benard WolfApril 6TalkartoonsBBDC VHS Volume 3
25 Chess-Nuts James Culhane, William HenningApril 18TalkartoonsBBEC Volume 1
26 Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning UnknownApril 22Screen SongsBBDC VHS Volume 3
27A-Hunting We Will GoAl Eugster, Rudolph EggemanMay 3TalkartoonsBBDC VHS Volume 2
28 Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Music by Ethel Merman)UnknownMay 20Screen SongsBBDC VHS Volume 3
29 Admission Free Thomas Johnson, Rudolph EggemanJune 12TalkartoonsBBDC VHS Volume 3
30The Betty Boop LimitedWillard Bowsky, Thomas BonfiglioJuly 18TalkartoonsBBEC Volume 2
  • Final entry in the Talkartoons series.
31You Try Somebody Else (Music by Ethel Merman)UnknownJuly 29Screen SongsBBDC VHS Volume 2
  • Brief Cameo
32 Rudy Vallee Melodies (Music by Rudy Vallée)UnknownAugust 5Screen SongsBBDC VHS Volume 2
33Just a Gigolo (Music by Irene Bordoni)UnknownSeptember 9Screen SongsBBDC VHS Volume 3
34Romantic Melodies (Music by Arthur Tracy)UnknownOctober 21Screen SongsBBDC VHS Volume 3
35Time on My Hands (Music by Ethel Merman)UnknownDecember 23Screen Songsno modern physical media
  • Betty Boop appears as a mermaid.

1933

36Popular Melodies (Music by Arthur Jarrett)UnknownApril 7Screen SongsBBDC VHS Volume 3
  • Final appearance in the Screen Songs series.

1934

37 Poor Cinderella Seymour Kneitel, Roland Crandall, William HenningAugust 3Color ClassicsBBEC Volume 4
  • Only appearance in the Color Classics series.
  • Betty's only appearance in color.

Betty Boop series

1932

No.FilmAnimated byOriginal release dateAvailability
1 Stopping the Show (with Fanny Brice and Maurice Chevalier) Roland Crandall, Rudolph Eggeman12 AugustBBEC Volume 41
2 Betty Boop's Bizzy Bee Seymour Kneitel, Bernard Wolf 19 AugustBBEC Volume 22
3 Betty Boop, M.D. Willard Bowsky, Thomas Goodson2 SeptemberBBEC Volume 13
4 Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle (music by Royal Samoans and Miri)Seymour Kneitel, Bernard Wolf23 SeptemberBBEC Volume 1
5 Betty Boop's Ups and Downs Willard Bowsky, Ugo D'Orsi14 OctoberBBEC Volume 2
6 Betty Boop for President Seymour Kneitel, Roland Crandall4 NovemberBBEC Volume 1
7 I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (music by Louis Armstrong)Willard Bowsky, Ralph Somerville25 NovemberBBEC Volume 34
8 Betty Boop's Museum William Henning, Reuben Timinsky16 DecemberBBEC Volume 2

1933

No.FilmAnimated byOriginal release dateAvailability
9 Betty Boop's Ker-Choo Seymour Kneitel, Bernard Wolf6 JanuaryTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
10 Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions Willard Bowsky, Ugo D'Orsi27 JanuaryTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
11 Is My Palm Read David Tendlar, William Henning17 FebruaryTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
12 Betty Boop's Penthouse Willard Bowsky10 MarchBBEC Volume 1
13 Snow-White (music by Cab Calloway)Roland Crandall31 MarchBBEC Volume 4
14 Betty Boop's Birthday Party Seymour Kneitel, Myron Waldman 21 AprilBBEC Volume 1
15 Betty Boop's May Party David Tendlar, William Henning12 MayBBEC Volume 1
16 Betty Boop's Big Boss Bernard Wolf, David Tendlar2 JuneBBEC Volume 2
17 Mother Goose Land Roland Crandall, Seymour Kneitel23 JuneBBEC Volume 3
18 Popeye the Sailor Seymour Kneitel, Roland Crandall14 JulyPTS Volume 15
19 The Old Man of the Mountain (music by Cab Calloway)Bernard Wolf, Thomas Johnson4 AugustBBEC Volume 3
20 I Heard (music by Don Redman)Willard Bowsky, Myron Waldman1 SeptemberBBEC Volume 3
21 Morning, Noon and Night (music by Rubinoff)David Tendlar, Thomas Johnson6 OctoberBBEC Volume 2
22 Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party Willard Bowsky, Myron Waldman3 NovemberBBEC Volume 1
23 Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (music by Rubinoff)William Henning, Seymour Kneitel1 DecemberBBEC Volume 4

1934

No.FilmAnimated byOriginal release dateAvailability
24 She Wronged Him Right Roland Crandall, Thomas Johnson5 JanuaryBBEC Volume 4
25 Red Hot Mamma Willard Bowsky, David Tendlar2 FebruaryBBEC Volume 4
26 Ha! Ha! Ha! Seymour Kneitel, Roland Crandall2 MarchBBEC Volume 3
27 Betty in Blunderland Roland Crandall, Thomas Johnson6 AprilTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
28 Betty Boop's Rise to Fame 18 MayBBEC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
29 Betty Boop's Trial Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey 15 JuneBBEC Volume 1
30 Betty Boop's Life Guard Willard Bowsky, David Tendlar13 JulyBBEC Volume 1
31 There's Something About a Soldier Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey17 AugustBBEC Volume 4
32 Betty Boop's Little Pal Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan21 SeptemberBBEC Volume 2
33 Betty Boop's Prize Show Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman 19 OctoberBBEC Volume 2
34 Keep in Style Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan16 NovemberBBEC Volume 2
35 When My Ship Comes In Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey21 DecemberBBEC Volume 4

1935

No.FilmAnimated byOriginal release dateAvailability
36 Baby Be Good Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan18 JanuaryPublic Domain
37 Taking the Blame Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey15 FebruaryPublic Domain
38 Stop That Noise Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan15 MarchBBEC Volume 3 (Public Domain)
39 Swat the Fly David Tendlar, Sam Stimson19 AprilPublic Domain
40 No! No! A Thousand Times No!! Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan24 MayTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
41 A Little Soap and Water Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan21 JunePublic Domain
42 A Language All My Own Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey19 JulyPublic Domain
43 Betty Boop and Grampy David Tendlar, Charles Hastings16 AugustTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
44 Judge for a Day Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey20 SeptemberPublic Domain
45 Making Stars Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan18 OctoberPublic Domain
46 Betty Boop with Henry, the Funniest Living American Myron Waldman, Sam Stimson22 NovemberTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
47 Little Nobody Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey18 DecemberPublic Domain

1936

No.FilmAnimated byOriginal release dateAvailability
48 Betty Boop and the Little King Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey31 JanuaryTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
49 Not Now Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey28 FebruaryPublic Domain
50 Betty Boop and Little Jimmy Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey27 MarchTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
51 We Did It Willard Bowsky, George Germanetti24 AprilPublic Domain
52 A Song a Day David Tendlar, Nicholas Tafuri22 MayPublic Domain
53 More Pep Thomas Johnson, Dave Hoffman19 JunePublic Domain
54 You're Not Built That Way Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey17 JulyPublic Domain
55 Happy You and Merry Me Willard Bowsky, George Germanetti21 AugustTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
56 Training Pigeons Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan18 SeptemberPublic Domain
57 Grampy's Indoor Outing David Tendlar, William Sturm16 OctoberTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
58 Be Human Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman20 NovemberTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
59 Making Friends Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey18 DecemberPublic Domain

1937

No.FilmAnimated byOriginal release dateAvailability
60 House Cleaning Blues David Tendlar, Eli Brucker15 JanuaryTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
61 Whoops! I'm a Cowboy Tom Johnson, David Hoffman12 FebruaryPublic Domain
62 The Hot Air Salesman Thomas Johnson, David Hoffman12 MarchPublic Domain
63 Pudgy Takes a Bow-Wow Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman9 AprilPublic Domain
64 Pudgy Picks a Fight! Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey14 MayTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
65 The Impractical Joker Thomas Johnson, Frank Endres18 JunePublic Domain
66 Ding Dong Doggie Thomas Johnson, Frank Endres23 JulyTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
67 The Candid Candidate Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman27 AugustPublic Domain
68 Service with a Smile David Tendlar, William Sturm23 SeptemberBBEC Volume 3
69 The New Deal Show Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey22 OctoberBBEC Volume 3
70 The Foxy Hunter Thomas Johnson, Harold Walker26 NovemberBBEC Volume 1
71 Zula Hula Tom Johnson, Frank Endres24 DecemberBBEC Volume 4

1938

No.FilmAnimated byOriginal release dateAvailability
72 Riding the Rails Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey28 JanuaryBBEC Volume 4
73 Be Up to Date Thomas Johnson, Harold Walker25 FebruaryBBEC Volume 3
74 Honest Love and True Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman25 MarchTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
75 Out of the Inkwell Tom Johnson, Otto Feuer22 AprilBBEC Volume 3
76 The Swing School Tom Johnson, Frank Endres27 MayBBEC Volume 4
77 The Lost Kitten Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman24 JunePublic Domain
78 Buzzy Boop David Tendlar, William Sturm29 JulyPublic Domain
79 Pudgy the Watchman Tom Johnson, Harold Walker12 AugustBBEC Volume 4
80 Buzzy Boop at the Concert Tom Johnson, Harold Walker16 SeptemberUCLA (Public Domain)
81 Sally Swing Willard Bowsky, Gordon A. Sheehan 14 OctoberBBEC Volume 4
82 On with the New Thomas Johnson, Frank Endres2 DecemberPublic Domain
83 Thrills and Chills Roland Crandall23 DecemberBBEC Volume 3

1939

No.FilmAnimated byOriginal release dateAvailability
84 My Friend the Monkey Thomas Johnson, Frank Endres28 JanuaryPublic Domain
85 So Does an Automobile Roland Crandall, Frank Kelling31 MarchPublic Domain
86 Musical Mountaineers Tom Johnson, Harold Walker12 MayTOBBC Volume 1(Public Domain)
87 The Scared Crows David Tendlar, William Sturm9 JunePublic Domain
88 Rhythm on the Reservation Myron Waldman, Graham Place7 JulyTOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
89 Yip Yip Yippy Roland Crandall, Robert Bemiller11 AugustPublic Domain

Television films

Name Date
The Romance of Betty Boop March 20, 1985
The Betty Boop Movie Mystery June 25, 1989

Source: [6]

Other appearances

References

  1. "Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 1". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  2. "Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 2". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  3. "Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 3". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  4. "Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 4". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  5. Stanchfield, Steve (May 19, 2022). "The Other Betty Boop Cartoons, Volume 1 Blu-ray – and a Sneak Peek of Two Lost Cartoons" . Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  6. "Today in History: In 1985, The Romance Of Betty Boop Premieres". Roodepoort Record. March 20, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  7. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Mae Questel: Betty Boop". IMDB. Retrieved November 12, 2021.