''She Wronged Him Right'' is a 1934
Fleischer Studios
Fleischer Studios () is an American animation studio founded in 1929 by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, who ran the pioneering company from its inception until its acquisition by Paramount Pictures, the parent company and the distributor of i ...
animated short
Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most anima ...
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 ...
. It marks the first appearance of Betty's semi-regular boyfriend, Fearless Fred.
This is the first of a series of Betty Boop
melodrama
A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exces ...
spoofs, which also included ''
Betty Boop's Prize Show
''Betty Boop's Prize Show'' is a 1934 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop.
This is the second of a series of Betty Boop melodrama spoofs, which also included ''She Wronged Him Right'' (1934), '' No! No! A Thousand Times ...
'' (1934), ''
No! No! A Thousand Times No!!
''No! No! A Thousand Times No!!'' is a 1935 Fleischer Studio animated short film, starring Betty Boop.
This is the third of a series of Betty Boop melodrama spoofs, which also included ''She Wronged Him Right'' (1934), '' Betty Boop's Prize Sh ...
'' (1935) and ''
Honest Love and True
''Honest Love and True'' is a 1938 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop and her erstwhile boyfriend Fearless Freddy.
This is the last in a series of Betty Boop melodrama spoofs, which also included ''She Wronged Him Righ ...
'' (1938). The series was apparently inspired by the
Terrytoons
Terrytoons was an American animation studio in New Rochelle, New York, that produced animated cartoons for theatrical release from 1929 to 1973 (and briefly returned between 1987 and 1996 for television in name only). Terrytoons was founded by ...
series of
Fanny Zilch
Fanny Zilch is an animated cartoon character, part of the ''Terrytoons'' series. She made her debut in 1933. Her cartoons were musical spoofs of melodrama serials like '' The Perils of Pauline'', in which blonde sweetheart Fanny -- "the Banker's Da ...
cartoons.
Plot
Betty Boop appears in a stage play, complete with obvious theatrical backdrops. Betty doesn't have the money to pay the mortgage, so the dastardly villain Heeza Rat threatens to foreclose unless Betty agrees to marry him. The villain threatens Betty in various ways, even almost drowning her until the handsome and muscular Fearless Fred comes to her rescue.
References
External links
She Wronged Him Right on Youtube''She Wronged Him Right'' at IMDB
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
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