''Betty Boop's Trial'' is a 1934

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film, starring

Betty Boop Betty Boop is a cartoon character designed by Grim Natwick at the request of Max Fleischer. She originally appeared in the '' Talkartoon'' and ''Betty Boop'' film series, which were produced by Fleischer Studios and released by Paramount Pic ...

Plot

When handsome motorcycle police officer Freddy pursues Betty, she accidentally breaks the speed limit. Freddy is forced to arrest her and take her to traffic court. Betty pleads her case in song, but the judge and jury are more interested in her body than what she has to say. After the jury finds her not guilty, Betty starts celebrating as do the jury and Freddy having been kissed by Betty.

Notes and comments

* This short is the second appearance of Fearless Fred, Betty's semi-regular boyfriend, as he had previously appeared in ''

She Wronged Him Right ''She Wronged Him Right'' is a 1934 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop. It marks the first appearance of Betty's semi-regular boyfriend, Fearless Fred. This is the first of a series of Betty Boop melodrama spoofs, which a ...

'', but they don't seem to know each other in this cartoon. * The last Betty Boop short made before the effects of the

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were felt. One scene has Betty's skirt whirling up, briefly revealing her panty-clad rear end. * A scene briefly showing Freddy in

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was removed from later

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prints. * Excerpts of the

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scene were shown in the February 21, 1976 edition of

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on ''

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'', being passed off as an " Artist's Rendering" of the week's developments in the

Patty Hearst Patricia Campbell Hearst (born February 20, 1954) is an American actress and member of the Hearst family. She is the granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. She first became known for the events following her 197 ...

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References

External links

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* 1934 films Betty Boop cartoons 1930s American animated films 1934 animated short films Paramount Pictures short films Fleischer Studios short films Short films directed by Dave Fleischer American animated black-and-white films {{BettyBoop-animation-film-stub