Betty Boop with Henry the Funniest Living American

1935 AnimationComedy 7 minutes Directed by Dave Fleischer

About Betty Boop with Henry the Funniest Living American

Betty runs a pet store. Henry, the silent boy from Carl Anderson's strip, wants a puppy and has two cents. She lets him work off the rest. He makes a mess of the animals. He gets escaped birds back by letting them eat seed off his head, and Betty gives him the puppy. She sings "Everybody Ought to Have a Pet."

Cast & crew

More about Betty Boop with Henry the Funniest Living American

Dave Fleischer directed. The short was also released as Betty Boop with Henry. Anderson's strip had started in 1932. This is Henry's only animated cartoon.

Themes

  • a boy with two cents
  • a pet-store job
  • a puppy as wages
  • Henry
  • Betty Boop
  • pet store
  • puppy
  • two cents

Music

Betty sings "Everybody Ought to Have a Pet."

Notes

  • Henry does not speak.
  • The birds settle on his head for the seed, which is how he rounds them up.

Scenes

  • Henry has only two cents for a puppy.
  • Birds eat seed off his head and he earns the dog.

Influenced by

  • Carl Anderson's Henry

Also available

  • Internet Archive (Betty_Boop_with_Henry_1935)