The Dancing Fool

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The Dancing Fool
Directed by Dave Fleischer
Produced by Max Fleischer
Starring Margie Hines [1]
Animation by Bernard Wolf
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Publix Corporation
Release date
  • April 8, 1932 (1932-04-08)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Dancing Fool is a 1932 Fleischer Studios Talkartoon animated short film starring Betty Boop, Bimbo, and Koko the Clown. [2]

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Synopsis

Bimbo and Koko are sign painters hired to paint the lettering on the window of "Betty Boop's Dancing School". Betty Boop teaches her animal friends how to dance to the tune of "Dancing to Save Your Soul". The dancing shakes the building, which crumbles to the ground.

References

  1. Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 332. ISBN   979-8-88771-010-5.
  2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 142. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7.