I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You

Infobox Hollywood cartoon
cartoon_name = I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
series = Betty Boop


caption =
director = Dave Fleischer
story_artist =
animator = Willard Bowsky
Ralph Somerville
voice_actor = Mae Questel
Louis Armstrong
musician = Louis Armstrong and Orchestra
producer = Max Fleischer
distributor = Paramount Pictures
release_date = November 25, 1932
color_process = Black-and-white
runtime = 7 mins
movie_language = English
imdb_id = 0023045

"I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You" is a 1932 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Koko the Clown and Bimbo. The cartoon features music by and a special guest appearance from jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra. It is now public domain.

ynopsis

After a live action intro featuring Louis Armstrong and his orchestra, the short opens in the jungle, with Betty being carried on a litter by Bimbo and Koko. A horde of African savages descend on the trio, and run off with Betty. Koko and Bimbo try to find the missing Betty, but end up in the cannibals' cooking pot. They climb up a tree and escape, but are pursued by the enormous disembodied head of a savage (with the voice of Louis Armstrong). Koko and Bimbo eventually find Betty tied to a stake, surrounded by dancing natives. Koko and Bimbo help Betty escape by firing porcupine quills at the savages. The trio race off, hotly pursued by spear-tossing natives. The three finally reach safety after crossing a mountain, whose erupting peak flings the savages into space.

Notes and comments

This short is seldom shown today, due to its use of negative stereotypes of Blacks.Fact|date=February 2007

This is one of Louis Armstrong's earliest film appearances. Armstrong and his orchestra perform "The High Society Rag" and the title song.

A later remake of the song is the Spanish "Raska-yú", by P. Bonet de San Pedro and Bartolomé de Lete (performed by San Pedro and Los siete de Palma). It became a hit during the summer of 1943. It mixes the American "Rascal You" with Alberto Villalón's "Boda negra" lyrics. The Spanish "Raska-yú" remains a kitsch cult song unrelated to its plagiarious origins, unknown by most.

External links

* [http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/4354-Ill_Be_Glad_When_Youre_Dead_You_R.html I'll Be Glad When You're Dead... at the Big Cartoon Database]
* [http://www.archive.org/details/bb_ill_be_glad_when_youre_dead Downloadable cartoon at archive.org] (public domain, MPEG4, 8.5MB)

* [http://www.victor-victrola.com/History%20of%20the%20Victor%20Phonograph.htm Victor Victrola Phonograph History.] English text and pictures of the ancient-style-furniture embedded models.