''No! No! A Thousand Times No!!'' is a 1935

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film, starring

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. This is the third of a series of Betty Boop

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spoofs, which also included ''

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'' (1934), ''

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'' (1935) and ''

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'' (1938).

Synopsis

Betty is performing on-stage with her

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, Freddy, in an old-fashioned

, complete with mustachioed villain. The vile fiend, after tying up the hero, tempts Betty with diamonds and fur, but she replies by singing the title song. The villain kidnaps Betty and escapes in his balloon, but is eventually caught by Freddy and forced to release Betty.

Song

The title song was written by

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, Al Lewis,

Abner Silver Abner Silberman (28 December 1899, in New York City, New York, United States – 24 November 1966) as pen name Abner Silver, was an American songwriter who worked primarily during the Tin Pan Alley era of the craft. Career Usually composing the m ...

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, and sung by

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. The song was

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ed by Percival Mackey and his Orchestra featuring a vocal by

Bobbie Comber Edmund Comber (8 January 1886 – 1 March 1942),5 March 1942, "Chit Chat", ''The Stage'', p.4, accessed viThe Stage Archive2 February 2014 known professionally as Bobbie Comber, was a British comedian, singer and actor. He was born in Bury St Ed ...

in October of the same year. It was again covered in the 1960s by

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References

External links

* ''No! No! A Thousand Times No!!'' a
the Big Cartoon Database
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* Songs written for films Songs written by Al Sherman Songs written by Al Lewis (lyricist) Songs written by Abner Silver Short films directed by Dave Fleischer 1934 songs Betty Boop cartoons 1935 films 1935 animated films Paramount Pictures short films Fleischer Studios short films American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{BettyBoop-animation-film-stub