| Stopping the Show
Betty Boop series |
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| Directed by | Dave Fleischer |
| Produced by | Max Fleischer |
| Voices by | Mae Questel (uncredited) Gus Wickie |
| Music by | Sammy Timberg |
| Animation by | Roland Crandall Rudolph Eggeman Al Eugster (uncredited) |
| Studio | Fleischer Studios |
| Distributed by | Paramount Publix Corporation |
| Release date(s) | August 12, 1932 |
| Color process | Black-and-white |
| Running time | 8 mins |
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Betty Boop appears on stage in a vaudeville theatre. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Her act consists of imitations of real-life singers, including Helen Kane, Fanny Brice and Maurice Chevalier. Fanny Brice ( October 29 1891 – May 29 1951) was a popular and influential American Comedienne, Singer Maurice Auguste Chevalier ( September 12, 1888 &ndash January 1, 1972) was a French Actor, Singer, and The cartoon audience enthusiastically cheers and applauds.
When the short was originally released, it contained a scene showing Betty singing Helen Kane's song "That's My Weakness Now. Helen Kane ( August 4 1903, some sources indicate 1904 – September 26 1966) was an American popular Singer, best known " That's My Weakness Now " was written by Sam H Stept and Bud Green, (words and music in 1928. " 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. Betty Boop's Rise to Fame is a 1934 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop.