''Musical Justice'' is a 1931 Paramount Pictures musical short starring Betty Boop and

Rudy Vallée Hubert Prior Vallée (July 28, 1901 – July 3, 1986), known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, musician, actor, and radio host. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type. Early life Hubert Prior Vall ...

Plot summary

''Musical Justice'' stars Rudy Vallée as judge and His Connecticut Yankees as jury presiding over the Court of Musical Justice. The judge hears three separate cases. The final case is the ''State vs. Betty Boop'', in which the judge tells Betty Boop (

Mae Questel Mae Questel (born Mae Kwestel, September 13, 1908 – January 4, 1998) was an American actress. She was best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop (from 1931) and Olive Oyl (from 1933). She began in vaudeville, ...

) that "she has broken every law of music". Boop's rendition of "

Don't Take My Boop-Oop-A-Doop Away "Don't Take My Boop-Oop-A-Doop Away" is a song, written by Sammy Timberg. It was first recorded for the short film '' Musical Justice'', with a vocal by Mae Questel. It was then used in the 1932 Betty Boop Talkartoons cartoon '' Boop-Oop-a-Doop' ...

" results in a verdict of not guilty.

Cast

as Judge *

Victor Young Albert Victor Young (August 8, 1899– November 10, 1956)"Victor Young, Composer, Dies of Heart Attack", ''Oakland Tribune'', November 12, 1956. was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. Biography Young is commonly said to ...

as Judicial Bandleader *

as Betty Boop

Soundtrack

" music by

Sammy Timberg Samuel Timberg (May 21, 1903 – August 26, 1992) was an American musician and composer for the stage, film studios, and television. Biography Timberg was born in New York City to a Jewish family originating in Austria, youngest son of Israel and ...

:Sung by

Production background

*This is one of only two movies to portray a live-action Betty Boop. The other is a 1932 episode of the Paramount series '' Hollywood on Parade'', in which

Bonnie Poe Bonnie Poe (October 15, 1912 – October 16, 1993) was an American actress and voice artist, best known for providing the voice for the Fleischer Studios animated character Betty Boop beginning in 1933, starting with the Popeye the Sailor seri ...

portrays Betty Boop. *According to a draft of the script, Betty Boop was originally to be played in ''Musical Justice'' by

Margie Hines Margaret Louise Hines (October 15, 1909 – December 23, 1985), also known as Marjorie Hines or Margie Hines, was an American voice actress. She was known for her work as a voice artist at Fleischer Studios, where she was the original voice of ...

External links

* Paramount Pictures short films 1931 musical films Betty Boop 1931 films American short films American black-and-white films American musical films 1931 short films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{musical-film-stub