Betty Boop with Henry the Funniest Living American (1935)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Dave Fleischer

Release Date:

22 December 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

Plot:

Henry, comic strip character, gets a job at Betty Boop's pet store.

Plot Keywords:

Betty Boop | Pet Shop | Cartoon | Kids And Family | Character Name In Title

Cast

Mae Questel

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Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

Runtime:

7 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Ontario)

Company:

Fleischer Studios

Trivia:

Henry was the title character of a long-running feature created by cartoonist Carl Anderson. Henry first appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in 1932. As a comic strip, Henry debuted in King Features Syndicate funny pages in 1934, and old strips are still distributed to about 75 papers.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Monster Man (2003)

More Charm Than Wit

Henry is walking along the streets when he spots "Betty Boop's Pet Shop." In the window is a cute little puppy who Henry would love to own. He goes into the store, where Betty is singing, "Everybody ought to have a pet....." Unfortunately, Henry only has two cents and the dog costs two dollars.

Betty makes a deal with the disappointed young boy. If he'll watch the story while she goes on an errand, she'll give him the puppy. Henry then takes charge and has a unique way of feeding the birds.

After what looks like a bad incident which cost Henry the dog, he uses that unique method of bird-feeding to give the story a happy ending. I guess "cute' would be the best way to describe this animated short in which Henry, not Betty, is the star.