Rhythm on the Reservation

{{Infobox film

| name = Rhythm on the Reservation

| image =

| caption =

| director = Dave Fleischer

| story =

| animator = Graham Place
Myron Waldman

| starring = Margie Hines
Jack Mercer

| music = Sammy Timberg

| producer = Max Fleischer

| studio = Fleischer Studios

| distributor = Paramount Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1939|07|07}}

| country = United States

| color_process = Black-and-white

| runtime = 6 minutes

| language = English

}}

Rhythm on the Reservation is a 1939 Fleischer Studios animated short film directed by Dave Fleischer and starring Betty Boop.{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/56/mode/2up |pages=54–56}}

The short marks the final theatrical appearance of Betty until her 1988 cameo in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Synopsis

Betty Boop's Swing Band visits a Native American reservation. The natives borrow all the musical instruments, but not knowing their real purpose, they find odd uses for them. Betty demonstrates the correct use of the kettle drum and teaches the braves the true meaning of 'rhythm.'

References

External links

Rhythm on the Reservation on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUX6z0hSyJw Youtube]
Rhythm on the Reservation at [https://archive.today/20130117210339/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/1552-Rhythm_On_The_Reservation.html the Big Cartoon Database]
{{IMDb title|0031855}}

Category:Betty Boop cartoons

Category:1930s American animated films

Category:American animated black-and-white films

Category:1939 animated short films

Category:Paramount Pictures short films

Category:Fleischer Studios short films

Category:Short films directed by Dave Fleischer

Category:1930s English-language films

Category:American animated short films

Category:Films about Native Americans

Category:American comedy short films

Category:English-language short films