Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
About Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
In a live-action opening, a reporter asks Max Fleischer about Betty Boop. Fleischer draws her out of the inkwell and has her perform. The numbers are taken from Stopping the Show, Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle, and The Old Man of the Mountain. Betty jumps back into the inkwell and splashes the reporter.
Cast & crew
More about Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
Dave Fleischer directed. Max Fleischer appears as himself and draws Betty. The short is a clip reel of three earlier cartoons inside a new live-action frame.
Themes
Technique
Live action of Fleischer at the drawing board is combined with reused animation.
Notes
- The three source cartoons are Stopping the Show, Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle, and The Old Man of the Mountain.
Scenes
- Fleischer pulls Betty out of the inkwell for the reporter.
- She dives back in and inks his face.
Also available
- Internet Archive (bb_rise_to_fame)
