''Betty Boop's Trial'' is a 1934

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film, starring

Betty Boop Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick.Pointer (2017) She originally appeared in the ''Talkartoon'' and ''Betty Boop'' film series, which were produced by Fleischer ...

Plot

When handsome motorcycle police officer Freddy pursues Betty, she accidentally breaks the speed limit. Freddy is forced to arrest her and take her to traffic court. Betty pleads her case in song, but the judge and jury are more interested in her body than what she has to say. After the jury finds her not guilty, Betty starts celebrating as do the jury and Freddy having been kissed by Betty.

Notes and comments

* This short is the second appearance of Fearless Fred, Betty's semi-regular boyfriend, as he had previously appeared in ''

She Wronged Him Right ''She Wronged Him Right'' is a 1934 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop. It marks the first appearance of Betty's semi-regular boyfriend, Fearless Fred. This is the first of a series of Betty Boop melodrama spoofs, which also ...

'', but they don't seem to know each other in this cartoon. * The last Betty Boop short made before the effects of the Hays Office were felt. One scene has Betty's skirt whirling up, briefly revealing her panty-clad rear end. * A scene briefly showing Freddy in

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was removed from later colorized prints. * Excerpts of the

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scene were shown in the February 21, 1976 edition of Weekend Update on '' Saturday Night Live'', being passed off as an " Artist's Rendering" of the week's developments in the

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trial.

References

External links

* ''Betty Boop's Trial'' a
the Big Cartoon Database
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* 1934 films Betty Boop cartoons 1930s American animated films American black-and-white films 1934 animated films Paramount Pictures short films Fleischer Studios short films Short films directed by Dave Fleischer {{BettyBoop-animation-film-stub