A Language All My Own (1935)

Betty Boop takes her stage act on the road, and plays in Japan to great acclaim.

Director:

Dave Fleischer

Stars:

Mae Questel

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Mae Questel	...	Betty Boop (voice) (uncredited)

Storyline

Betty Boop takes her stage act on the road, and plays in Japan to great acclaim.

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Plot Keywords:

betty boop | surrealism

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 1935 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fleischer Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

6 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was made to thank Betty Boop's many fans in Japan, so the studio strived to depict the country accurately and to avoid stereotypes and racial caricatures.

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Connections

Featured in Biography: Betty Boop

User Reviews

Betty's Show, Whole Cartoon - Very Entertaining

This is primarily one song-and-dance routine by Betty, but I really enjoyed the prelude, so to speak, in which she finished one act and flew in her own plane all the way over to Japan for the big number. The airplane made me laugh out loud several times, sprouting legs and running down the runway, getting ahead of itself mid-flight, etc. There were a lot of good sight gags with that plane.

Then, Betty performs the title song to a sold-out audience in Japan and leaves. The song is good and so is the presentation, with little dancing people-lamps and other props. Betty sang song "catchy" tunes in her day.

This is entertaining.....all of it.