The original 'it girl' was a cartoon who could literally do anything.
From the A&E "Biography" series, a review of the birth, development and cinematic history of Betty Boop, the flapper cartoon character who has been a popular icon since the 1930s.
Production
Rare archival footage of Max Fleischer at work.
Sound
Cab Calloway's rotoscoped performances still slap.
Eddie Borden
Self (archive footage)
Irène Bordoni
Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow
Self (archive footage)
Cab Calloway
Self (archive footage)
Cliff Edwards
Self (singing voice)
Dave Fleischer
Self (archive footage)
Max Fleischer
Self (archive footage)
Richard Fleischer
Self
Peter Graves
Self - Narrator (voice)
Jean Harlow
Self (archive footage)
Art Jarrett
Self (archive footage)
Helen Kane
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Betty Boop was originally a dog—literally, she had floppy ears and a canine nose before 1932.
The documentary barely scratches how Betty's 'Boop-Oop-a-Doop' was stolen from Black jazz singer Esther Jones.
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