Max and Dave: Betty Boop 1935-36
In a number of these cartoons, she ceded the spotlight to subsidiary characters, most notably a dog named Pudgy, and an old inventor named Grampy.
In a number of these cartoons, she ceded the spotlight to subsidiary characters, most notably a dog named Pudgy, and an old inventor named Grampy.
It’s really fun to see a Betty Boop you’ve never seen before, and today you’ll see clips from two.
Exposed garters were out. Long dresses were the order of the day. And “hotcha” numbers gave way to preachy songs about tolerance and other life lessons.
The Color Classics strove for the Disney-esque and frequently featured original songs, some of which were quite memorable.
As of July 1st, 1934, all films had to submit to the Production Code and display the MPPDA seal. And yes, that applied to cartoons as well.
As the 1933-34 season began, Betty Boop seemed to be holding her popularity. However, she was about to meet a character that would knock her for a row of spinach cans.
Today’s batch of titles from the mid 1930‘s take up the subject of flying on a sometimes smaller scale – several literally scaling down the action to the world of toys.
By early 1933, Betty Boop appeared to be on top of the world. Not only enjoying great success on screen, but crossing over into the realm of the phonograph record.
In this instalment we cover these final episodes, as the Talkartoons became virtually indistinguishable from the “new” Boop series which would immediately follow.
It was becoming clear that Betty Boop was the star of the Talkartoon series. I wonder how much of a surprise this was to Max and Dave.