Jan 01, 1995
46 min
Full-HD

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995)

From the A&E "Biography" series, a review of the birth, development and cinematic history of Betty Boop, the flapper cartoon character who has been a popular icon since the 1930s.

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Eddie Borden

Self (archive footage)

Irène Bordoni

Self (archive footage)

Clara Bow

Self (archive footage)

Leslie Cabarga

Self

Cab Calloway

Self (archive footage)

Cliff Edwards

Self (singing voice)

Dave Fleischer

Self (archive footage)

Max Fleischer

Self (archive footage)

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