List of Betty Boop films and appearances

The following is a list of films and other media in which Betty Boop has appeared. She was featured in 90 theatrical cartoons between 1930 and 1939.[1] All of them were released by many labels but there were no such releases for the Betty Boop cartoons on DVD and Blu-ray, up until 2013 when Olive Films finally released the non-public domain cartoons, although they were restored from the original television internegatives that carried the altered opening and closing credits. Volume 1 was released on August 20, 2013,[2] and Volume 2 on September 24, 2013.[3] Volume 3 was released on April 29, 2014 and Volume 4 on September 30, 2014.[4][5]

Betty Boop filmography
Short films90
Television movies2

Appearences in Talkartoons and Screen Songs series

Note: see the Talkartoons and Screen Songs filmography for additional entries in the series.

1930

No. Film Animated By Original release date Series Availablity Notes
1 Dizzy Dishes Grim Natwick, Ted Sears August 9 Talkartoons BBEC Volume 21
  • First appearance
2 Barnicle Bill Rudy Zamora, Seymour Kneitel August 25 Talkartoons Public Domain
3 Accordion Joe Unknown December 13 Talkartoons Public Domain
4 Mysterious Mose Willard Bowsky, Ted Sears, Grim Natwick (uncredited) December 29 Talkartoons Public Domain

1931

5 Teacher's Pest Grim Natwick, Seymour Kneitel February 7 Talkartoons Public Domain
  • Brief cameo
6 The Bum Bandit Willard Bowsky, Al Eugster, Grim Natwick (uncredited) April 6 Talkartoons Public Domain
  • Betty is named "Dangerous Nan McGrew"
  • First time Betty Boop is seen in her slender physique
7 Silly Scandals Grim Natwick May 23 Talkartoons Public Domain
  • First time Betty is named, although only as "Betty" (no surname is given)
8 Bimbo's Initiation Grim Natwick (uncredited) July 27 Talkartoons BBEC Volume 21
9 Bimbo's Express Unknown August 22 Talkartoons Public Domain
10 Minding the Baby James Cullhane, Bernard Wolf September 28 Talkartoons Public Domain
  • First time Betty's full name appears on the titles, stylized as "Betty-Boop"
11 Kitty from Kansas City (music by Rudy Vallée) Unknown October 31 Screen Songs Public Domain
  • Named "Kitty"
12 Mask-A-Raid Al Eugster, James Cullhane November 9 Talkartoons Public Domain
  • First time Betty Boop is depicted as a human as opposed to a dog- with dog ears replaced by earrings.
13 Jack and the Beanstalk Unknown November 22 Talkartoons Public Domain
  • Final time Betty Boop is depicted as a dog.
14 Dizzy Red Riding Hood Grim Natwick December 12 Talkartoons Public Domain

1932

15 Any Rags? Willard Bowsky, Thomas Bonfiglio January 5 Talkartoons Public Domain
  • Surviving master negative has original opening title card intact
16 Boop-Oop-a-Doop Unknown January 16 Talkartoons BBEC Volume 2
  • First use of the song "Sweet Betty" which would become the theme song for the Betty Boop series.
17 The Robot Unknown February 8 Talkartoons Public Domain
  • A Bimbo cartoon, seemingly held over from earlier in production- Bimbo appears in a primitive design.
  • Bimbo's girlfriend is largely a generic one-off, but is drawn to resemble Betty in a few close-ups that were likely inserted later.
18 Minnie the Moocher (music by Cab Calloway) Willard Bowsky, Ralph Somerville February 28 Talkartoons BBEC Volume 3
19 Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (music by The Round Towners Quartet) Unknown March 4 Screen Songs Public Domain
20 Sink or Swim James Cullhane, David Tendlar March 13 Talkartoons Public Domain
21 Just One More Chance Unkown April 1 Screen Songs Public Domain
22 The Dancing Fool Seymour Kneitel, Benard Wolf April 6 Talkartoons Public Domain
23 Chess-Nuts James Cullhane, William Henning April 18 Talkartoons BBEC Volume 1
24 Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning Unknown April 22 Screen Songs Public Domain
25 A-Hunting We Will Go Al Eugster, Rudolph Eggeman May 3 Talkartoons Public Domain
26 Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Music by Ethel Merman) Unknown May 20 Screen Songs Public Domain
27 Admission Free Thomas Johnson, Rudolph Eggeman June 12 Talkartoons Public Domain
28 The Betty Boop Limited Willard Bowsky, Thomas Bonfiglio July 18 Talkartoons BBEC Volume 2
  • Final entry in the Talkartoons series.
29 You Try Somebody Else (Music by Ethel Merman) Unknown July 29 Screen Songs Public Domain
  • Brief Cameo
30 Rudy Vallée Melodies (Music by Rudy Vallée) Unknown August 5 Screen Songs Public Domain
31 Just a Gigolo (Music by Irene Bordoni) Unknown September 9 Screen Songs Public Domain
32 Romantic Melodies (Music by Arthur Tracy) Unknown October 21 Screen Songs Public Domain
33 Time on My Hands (Music by Ethel Merman) Unknown December 23 Screen Songs Public Domain
  • Betty Boop appears as a mermaid.

1933

34 Popular Melodies (Music by Arthur Jarrett) Unknown April 7 Screen Songs Public Domain
  • Final appearance in the Screen Songs series.

Betty Boop series

1932

No. Film Animated by Original release date Availability
1 Stopping the Show (with Fanny Brice and Maurice Chevalier) Roland Crandall, Rudolph Eggeman 12 August BBEC Volume 41
2 Betty Boop's Bizzy Bee Seymour Kneitel, Bernard Wolf 19 August BBEC Volume 22
3 Betty Boop, M.D. Willard Bowsky, Thomas Goodson 2 September BBEC Volume 13
4 Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle (music by Royal Samoans and Miri) Seymour Kneitel, Bernard Wolf 23 September BBEC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
5 Betty Boop's Ups and Downs Willard Bowsky, Ugo D'Orsi 14 October BBEC Volume 2
6 Betty Boop for President Seymour Kneitel, Roland Crandall 4 November BBEC Volume 1
7 I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (music by Louis Armstrong) Willard Bowsky, Ralph Somerville 25 November BBEC Volume 34
8 Betty Boop's Museum William Henning, Reuben Timinsky 16 December BBEC Volume 2

1933

No. Film Animated by Original release date Availability
9 Betty Boop's Ker-Choo Seymour Kneitel, Bernard Wolf 6 January Public Domain
10 Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions Willard Bowsky, Ugo D'Orsi 27 January Public Domain
11 Is My Palm Read? David Tendlar, William Henning 17 February Public Domain
12 Betty Boop's Penthouse Willard Bowsky 10 March BBEC Volume 1
13 Snow-White (music by Cab Calloway) Roland Crandall 31 March BBEC Volume 4
14 Betty Boop's Birthday Party Seymour Kneitel, Myron Waldman 21 April BBEC Volume 1
15 Betty Boop's May Party David Tendlar, William Henning 12 May BBEC Volume 1
16 Betty Boop's Big Boss Bernard Wolf, David Tendlar 2 June BBEC Volume 2 (Public Domain)
17 Mother Goose Land Roland Crandall, Seymour Kneitel 23 June BBEC Volume 3
18 Popeye the Sailor Seymour Kneitel, Roland Crandall 14 July PTS Volume 15
19 The Old Man of the Mountain (music by Cab Calloway) Bernard Wolf, Thomas Johnson 4 August BBEC Volume 3
20 I Heard (music by Don Redman) Willard Bowsky, Myron Waldman 1 September BBEC Volume 3
21 Morning, Noon and Night (music by Rubinoff) David Tendlar, Thomas Johnson 6 October BBEC Volume 2
22 Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party Willard Bowsky, Myron Waldman 3 November BBEC Volume 1
23 Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (music by Rubinoff) William Henning, Seymour Kneitel 1 December BBEC Volume 4

1934

No. Film Animated by Original release date Availability
24 She Wronged Him Right Roland Crandall, Thomas Johnson 5 January BBEC Volume 4
25 Red Hot Mamma Willard Bowsky, David Tendlar 2 February BBEC Volume 4
26 Ha! Ha! Ha! Seymour Kneitel, Roland Crandall 2 March BBEC Volume 3
27 Betty in Blunderland Roland Crandall, Thomas Johnson 6 April Public Domain
28 Betty Boop's Rise to Fame 18 May BBEC Volume 1
29 Betty Boop's Trial Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey 15 June BBEC Volume 1
30 Betty Boop's Life Guard Willard Bowsky, David Tendlar 13 July BBEC Volume 1
31 Poor Cinderella Seymour Kneitel, Roland Crandall, William Henning 3 August BBEC Volume 4
32 There's Something About a Soldier Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey 17 August BBEC Volume 4
33 Betty Boop's Little Pal Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan 21 September BBEC Volume 2
34 Betty Boop's Prize Show Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman 19 October BBEC Volume 2
35 Keep in Style Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan 16 November BBEC Volume 2
36 When My Ship Comes In Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey 21 December BBEC Volume 4

1935

No. Film Animated by Original release date Availability
37 Baby Be Good Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan 18 January Public Domain
38 Taking the Blame Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey 15 February Public Domain
39 Stop That Noise Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan 15 March BBEC Volume 3 (Public Domain)
40 Swat the Fly David Tendlar, Sam Stimson 19 April Public Domain
41 No! No! A Thousand Times No!! Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan 24 May Public Domain
42 A Little Soap and Water Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan 21 June Public Domain
43 A Language All My Own Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey 19 July Public Domain
44 Betty Boop and Grampy David Tendlar, Charles Hastings 16 August Public Domain
45 Judge for a Day Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey 20 September Public Domain
46 Making Stars Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan 18 October Public Domain
47 Henry, the Funniest Living American Myron Waldman, Sam Stimson 22 November Public Domain
48 Little Nobody 18 December Public Domain

1936

No. Film Animated by Original release date Availability
49 Betty Boop and the Little King Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey 31 January Public Domain
50 Not Now Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey 28 February Public Domain
51 Betty Boop and Little Jimmy Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey 27 March Public Domain
52 We Did It Willard Bowsky, George Germanetti 24 April Public Domain
53 A Song A Day! David Tendlar, Nicholas Tafuri 22 May Public Domain
54 More Pep Thomas Johnson, Dave Hoffman 19 June Public Domain
55 You're Not Built That Way Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey 17 July Public Domain
56 Happy You and Merry Me Willard Bowsky, George Germanetti 21 August Public Domain
57 Training Pigeons Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan 18 September Public Domain
58 Grampy's Indoor Outing David Tendlar, William Sturm 16 October Public Domain
59 Be Human Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman 20 November Public Domain
60 Making Friends Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey 18 December Public Domain

1937

No. Film Animated by Original release date Availability
61 House Cleaning Blues David Tendlar, Eli Brucker 15 January Public Domain
62 Whoops! I'm a Cowboy Tom Johnson, David Hoffman 12 February Public Domain
63 The Hot Air Salesman Thomas Johnson, David Hoffman 12 March Public Domain
64 Pudgy Takes a Bow-Wow Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman 9 April Public Domain
65 Pudgy Picks a Fight! Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey 14 May Public Domain
66 The Impractical Joker Thomas Johnson, Frank Endres 18 June Public Domain
67 Ding Dong Doggie Thomas Johnson, Frank Endres 23 July Public Domain
68 The Candid Candidate Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman 27 August Public Domain
69 Service with a Smile David Tendlar, William Sturm 23 September BBEC Volume 3
70 The New Deal Show Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey 22 October BBEC Volume 3
71 The Foxy Hunter Thomas Johnson, Harold Walker 26 November BBEC Volume 1
72 Zula Hula Tom Johnson, Frank Endres 24 December BBEC Volume 4

1938

No. Film Animated by Original release date Availability
73 Riding the Rails Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey 28 January BBEC Volume 4
74 Be Up to Date Thomas Johnson, Harold Walker 25 February BBEC Volume 3
75 Honest Love and True Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman 25 March UCLA (Public Domain)
76 Out of the Inkwell Tom Johnson, Otto Feuer 22 April BBEC Volume 3
77 The Swing School Tom Johnson, Frank Endres 27 May BBEC Volume 4
78 The Lost Kitten Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman 24 June Public Domain
79 Buzzy Boop David Tendlar, William Sturm 29 July Public Domain
80 Pudgy the Watchman Tom Johnson, Harold Walker 12 August BBEC Volume 4
81 Buzzy Boop at the Concert Tom Johnson, Harold Walker 16 September UCLA (Public Domain)
82 Sally Swing Willard Bowsky, Gordon A. Sheehan 14 October BBEC Volume 4
83 On With the New Thomas Johnson, Frank Endres 2 December Public Domain
84 Thrills and Chills Roland Crandall 23 December BBEC Volume 3

1939

No. Film Animated by Original release date Availability
85 My Friend the Monkey Thomas Johnson, Frank Endres 28 January Public Domain
86 So Does an Automobile Roland Crandall, Frank Kelling 31 March Public Domain
87 Musical Mountaineers Tom Johnson, Harold Walker 12 May Public Domain
88 The Scared Crows David Tendlar, William Sturm 9 June Public Domain
89 Rhythm on the Reservation Myron Waldman, Graham Place 7 July Public Domain
90 Yip Yip Yippy Roland Crandall, Robert Bemiller 11 August Public Domain
  • 1 Betty Boop: The Essential Collection, Volume 4 – Blu-ray and DVD, released September 30, 2014
  • 2 Betty Boop: The Essential Collection, Volume 2 – Blu-ray and DVD, released September 24, 2013
  • 3 Betty Boop: The Essential Collection, Volume 1 – Blu-ray and DVD, released August 20, 2013
  • 4 Betty Boop: The Essential Collection, Volume 3 – Blu-ray and DVD, released April 29, 2014
  • 5 Popeye The Sailor, Volume 1 (1933–1938) – DVD, released July 31, 2007

Source:[6]

Television films
Name Date
The Romance of Betty Boop March 20, 1985
The Betty Boop Movie Mystery June 25, 1989

Source:[7]

References
  1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 54-56. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. "Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 1". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. "Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 2". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  4. "Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 3". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. "Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 4". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. Mackey, Dave (10 May 2009). "Fleischer Sound Cartoons Filmography". Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  7. "Today in History: In 1985, The Romance Of Betty Boop Premieres". Roodepoort Record. March 20, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
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