Silly Scandals

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Silly Scandals
Directed by Dave Fleischer
Produced by Max Fleischer
Starring Mae Questel
Billy Murray
Gus Wickie [1]
Music by Sammy Timberg (uncredited)
Animation by Grim Natwick
Color process Black-and-white
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Publix Corporation
Release date
  • May 23, 1931 (1931-05-23)
Running time
6 mins
LanguageEnglish

Silly Scandals is a 1931 Fleischer Studios Talkartoon animated short film starring Bimbo and featuring Betty Boop. [2] This short is the fifth animated short to feature Betty Boop and the first time she is known as Betty after previously being nameless. [3]

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Synopsis

Bimbo sneaks into the theater stage show. In a vaudeville act the crowd cheer Betty by name when she comes on stage. Betty Boop, with dog's ears, a white nose, many curls and an enormous head, performs a song called "You're Driving Me Crazy". During Betty's performance her dress falls off, revealing a frilly bra. Bimbo runs afoul of a stage hypnotist. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 330. ISBN   979-8-88771-010-5.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 142. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7.
  3. ↑ Fleischer Studios, Betty Boop: Silly Scandals (1931) , retrieved May 13, 2020
  4. ↑ Silly Scandals , retrieved May 13, 2020
  5. ↑ Betty Boop - Silly Scandals (1931), June 5, 2013, archived from the original on December 15, 2021, retrieved May 13, 2020


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