The Little King, comic strip character, meets Betty Boop.The Little King, comic strip character, meets Betty Boop.The Little King, comic strip character, meets Betty Boop.
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Jack Mercer
- The Little King
- (voice)
- …
Mae Questel
- Betty Boop
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Dave Fleischer
- Myron Waldman(uncredited)
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe story is sort of a half twist on the tale The Prince and the Pauper, first published by Mark Twain in 1881. Real life is exciting, but at day's end, duty calls. The 1953 film Roman Holiday is another example, of many.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Phelous & the Movies: Pocahontas (Dingo Pictures) (2016)
- SoundtracksYip-e-i-yo
(uncredited)
Music by Sammy Timberg
Lyrics by Dave Fleischer
Sung by Betty while jumping rope with the Little King
Featured review
A rare chance to see the Little King.
'The Little King' was a very successful cartoon from the 1930s-1970s (when the creator, Otto Soglow, died). When it debuted, it ran in "The New Yorker" magazine and was also made into cartoons by the Van Buren Studio. However, by 1936, the strip was now in Hearst newspapers and made one appearance with Fleischer Brothers Studio in "Betty Boop and the Little King". Unlike the strip, in this Betty Boop cartoon, the King actually speaks a bit.
The cartoon begins with the King at a performance of the world's worst (and largest chested) singer. He's utterly bored and sneaks off to the Burlesque theater to watch Betty Boop perform. He has a lovely time--that is, until the Queen discovers he's gone and goes to bring him back! All in all, this is a very cute cartoon. It also features some of the best animation the Fleischers could muster--with some great 3-D effects. Well done and well worth your time.
The cartoon begins with the King at a performance of the world's worst (and largest chested) singer. He's utterly bored and sneaks off to the Burlesque theater to watch Betty Boop perform. He has a lovely time--that is, until the Queen discovers he's gone and goes to bring him back! All in all, this is a very cute cartoon. It also features some of the best animation the Fleischers could muster--with some great 3-D effects. Well done and well worth your time.
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- planktonrules
- Sep 22, 2013
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- Betty Boop und der kleine König
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- Runtime7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Betty Boop and the Little King (1936) officially released in Canada in English?
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