Rhythm on the Reservation

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Rhythm on the Reservation
Directed by Dave Fleischer
Produced by Max Fleischer
Starring Margie Hines
Jack Mercer
Music by Sammy Timberg
Animation by Graham Place
Myron Waldman
Color process Black-and-white
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • July 7, 1939 (1939-07-07)
Running time
6 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Rhythm on the Reservation is a 1939 Fleischer Studios animated short film directed by Dave Fleischer and starring Betty Boop. [1]

Contents

The short marks the final theatrical appearance of Betty until her 1988 cameo in Who Framed Roger Rabbit .

Synopsis

Betty Boop's Swing Band visits a Native American reservation. The natives borrow all the musical instruments, but not knowing their real purpose, they find odd uses for them. Betty demonstrates the correct use of the kettle drum and teaches the braves the true meaning of 'rhythm.'

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References

  1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 54–56. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.