![]() ![]() But, as the media historian Heather Hendershot argues, Betty’s evolution was also a sign of the changing times. This dramatic makeover was a byproduct of the Production Code, a conservative set of standards applied to all movies released in the U.S. By the time the decade ended, Betty had transformed into a full-blown housewife who baked and scolded her son for staying up past his bedtime. She lost some of her signature curves, as well as her city apartment. Her short, strapless dress got a little longer. The result is very taking and the cartoon, shown all over the world, presented a strong temptation to an infringer.īetty was literally designed to be a bombshell, but around 1935, something strange happened. The character which was depicted combined in appearance the childish with the sophisticated-a round baby face, with big eyes and a nose like a button, framed in a somewhat careful coiffure, with a body of which perhaps the most noticeable characteristic is the most self-confident little bust imaginable. In his ruling on a copyright infringement case concerning Miss Boop, Judge John M. People actually lusted after this cartoon flapper, including federal judges. Final appearance in the Screen Songs series.Betty Boop was, to borrow her creator’s phrase, “a suggestion you could spell in three letters: s-e-x.” Created for cinema in 1930 and billed as the “ box office baby” of Paramount’s animated shorts, she offered a stark contrast to Disney’s family-friendly Minnie Mouse and Clarabelle Cow.Popular Melodies (Music by Arthur Jarrett) Romantic Melodies (Music by Arthur Tracy) Rudy Vallee Melodies (Music by Rudy Vallée) You Try Somebody Else (Music by Ethel Merman) Only entry featuring Betty Boop in the Talkartoons series to be in the public domain.Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Music by Ethel Merman) Named #20 in the book The 50 Greatest Cartoons. ![]() Minnie the Moocher (music by Cab Calloway) Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (music by The Round Towners Quartet) 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.A Bimbo cartoon, seemingly held over from earlier in production- Bimbo appears in a primitive design.First use of the song "Sweet Betty" which would become the theme song for the Betty Boop series.Surviving master negative has original opening title card intact.Final time Betty Boop is depicted as a dog.Betty Boop appears briefly topless in a bathtub.First time Betty Boop is depicted as a human as opposed to a dog- with dog ears replaced by earrings. ![]() Kitty from Kansas City (music by Rudy Vallée)
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