biography betty boop b & w
this episode presents the % biography of celluloid personality % betty boop . the creation of william fleischer the seductive cartoon star tickled the fancy of moviegoers more than half a century ago and her appeal continues today . the program directed by the animators son richard fleishcher traces % betty boop s rise to success . first depicted like a mythological figure of old % betty had a womans body and a dogs head . later revisions gave her the persona that she is known by today . archival film footage shows the perky % ms. boop in her famous routine with cab calloway singing & minnie the moocher . other clips show how she caught the ire of the hays office hollywoods infamous censorship committee . rose of sharon winter all movie guide . br br interactive menusscene selection . br br interactive menusscene selection .