A young dog calls on Betty but fraternity hazers kidnap him. With a Bouncing Ball, Rudy Vallee sings the title tune.
Direction
Fleischer rubber-hose animation at its most unhinged.
Sound
Rudy Vallee's megaphone crooning haunts the ether.
Production
The Bouncing Ball: karaoke's forgotten grandfather.
Director
Dave Fleischer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Bouncing Ball' follow-the-bouncing-ball technique was Fleischer's patented audience participation gimmick, later ripped off for decades of singalongs.
Rudy Vallee was so famous in 1931 that his mere appearance—singing or not—was considered marquee value. The dog was not.
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