Buzzy Boop at the Concert is a 1938 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop's young tomboy cousin Buzzy Boop.[2]
| Buzzy Boop at the Concert | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dave Fleischer |
| Starring | Margie Hines[1] |
| Animation by | Lillian Friedman Thomas Johnson Myron Waldman Harold Walker |
| Color process | Black-and-white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Language | English |
For years, it was considered a lost film, until a copy resurfaced in Russia in 2019.[3] The film was subsequently restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive and uploaded to their official YouTube channel.[4]
Notes
edit- Beginning with this film, Betty's appearance was updated to have a more human-like head and a taller body. This was likely done to distance and modernize the character from her previous flapper-like image as seen in previous short films.
Preservation
editBuzzy Boop at the Concert was preserved and restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The restoration's funding was provided by ASIFA-Hollywood in collaboration with the Packard Humanities Institute. The restoration premiered at the UCLA Festival of Preservation in 2022.[5]
References
edit- ^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 345. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 54–56. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions |".
- ^ "Buzzy Boop at the Concert (1938)". YouTube. 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Buzzy Boop at the Concert / Inner Sanctum | UCLA Film & Television Archive". cinema.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
External links
edit- Buzzy Boop at the Concert at IMDb
- Buzzy Boop at the Concert at The Big Cartoon Database[dead link].