Stopping the Show

Infobox Hollywood cartoon
cartoon_name = Stopping the Show
series = Betty Boop


caption =
director = Dave Fleischer
story_artist =
animator = Roland Crandall
Rudolph Eggeman
Al Eugster (uncredited)
voice_actor = Mae Questel (uncredited)
Gus Wickie
musician = Sammy Timberg
producer = Max Fleischer
studio = Fleischer Studios
distributor = Paramount Publix Corporation
release_date = August 12, 1932
color_process = Black-and-white
runtime = 8 mins
movie_language = English
imdb_id = 0023514

"Stopping the Show" is a 1932 Fleischer Studios animated short, directed by Dave Fleischer. While it is not the first appearance of Betty Boop, it is the first short to be credited as "A Betty Boop Cartoon."

ynopsis

Betty Boop appears on stage in a vaudeville theatre. Her act consists of imitations of real-life singers, including Helen Kane, Fanny Brice and Maurice Chevalier. The cartoon audience enthusiastically cheers and applauds.

Notes and comments

When the short was originally released, it contained a scene showing Betty singing Helen Kane's song "That's My Weakness Now." Kane, who was involved in a lawsuit over Betty's resemblance to her, complained, and the studios were forced to remove the scene from future prints.

Clips from this short were later reused in 1934's "Betty Boop's Rise to Fame."

External links

* [http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/1763-Stopping_The_Show.html Stopping the Show at the Big Cartoon Database]