Betty Boop and the Little King
{{short description|1936 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Betty Boop and the Little King
| image =
| caption =
| director = Dave Fleischer
| story = Otto Soglow (as O. Soglow)
William Gilmartin (unc.)
Jack Ward (unc.){{cite book |author= |date=March 1936 |title=Fleischer's Animated News |isbn=}}
| animator = Hicks Lokey
Myron Waldman
Lillian Friedman (unc.)
Herman Cohen (unc.)
Sam Stimson (unc.)
Frank Andres (unc.)
Ted Vosk (unc.)
| starring = Mae Questel
Jack Mercer
| music =
| producer = Max Fleischer
| studio = Fleischer Studios
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1936|01|31}}
| color_process = Black-and-white
| runtime = 7 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
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Betty Boop and the Little King is a 1936 Fleischer Studio animated short film, starring Betty Boop and featuring Otto Soglow's Little King.{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=June 6, 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/56/mode/2up |pages=54–56}}
Plot
A special opera performance is held for the Little King and his queen, but the diminutive monarch is soon bored by the music. He sneaks out in search of some new entertainment, and spots a sign for Betty Boop at the local vaudeville theatre. After some difficulties getting a pretzel from a vendor, the curtain comes up on Betty's Wild West show. Betty performs several tricks with her horse, entrancing the monarch. He joins Betty on stage for a song and dance number, just in time to be caught by the angry queen. The monarchs leave in the royal carriage, with Betty (hiding on the fender) holding the Little King's hand.
Production notes
The Little King had appeared in several cartoons produced by Van Beuren Studios (1933–34). In those cartoons, he was silent (as he had been in his comic strip). This short is the second film with the Little King speaking, with the first being "Marching Along" of the Van Buren Studios era.
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0027353}}
- Betty Boop and the Little King at [https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/1534-Betty-Boop-And-The-Little-King the Big Cartoon Database]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}.
- Betty Boop and the Little King on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX9NxoFC8Hs YouTube].
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Category:Short films directed by Dave Fleischer
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:American comedy short films
Category:American animated short films
Category:American crossover films
Category:Animated films about kings
Category:English-language short films
Category:American animated black-and-white films
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