''Musical Justice'' is a 1931

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...

musical short 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 ...

and

Rudy Vallée Hubert Prior Vallée (July 28, 1901 – July 3, 1986), known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, saxophonist, bandleader, actor, and entertainer. He was the first male singer to rise from local radio broadcasts in New York Ci ...

and directed by

Aubrey Scotto Aubrey H. Scotto (August 21, 1895 – June 24, 1953) was an American film director, writer and film editor. Born in Los Angeles and active in films from 1929, Scotto graduated from directing short subjects to Republic Pictures features in 1933. ...

Plot summary

''Musical Justice'' stars Rudy Vallée as judge and His Connecticut Yankees as jury presiding over the Court of Musical Justice. The judge hears three separate cases. The final case is the ''State vs.

'', in which the judge tells Betty Boop (

Mae Questel Mae Questel (; born Mae Kwestel; September 13, 1908 – January 4, 1998) was an American actress. She was best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop (from 1931) and Olive Oyl (from 1933). Questel began her career ...

) that "she has broken every law of music". Boop's rendition of " Don't Take My Boop-Oop-A-Doop Away" results in a verdict of not guilty.

Cast

as Judge *

Victor Young Albert Victor Young (August 8, 1899– November 10, 1956)"Victor Young, Composer, Dies of Heart Attack", ''Oakland Tribune'', November 12, 1956. was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. Young was posthumously awarded the ...

as Judicial Bandleader *

Soundtrack

*" Don't Take My Boop-Oop-A-Doop Away" music by

Sammy Timberg Samuel Timberg (May 21, 1903 – August 26, 1992) was an American musician and composer for the stage, film studios, and television. Biography Timberg was born in New York City to a Jewish family originating in Austria, youngest son of Israel an ...

:Sung by

Production background

*This is one of only two movies to portray a live-action Betty Boop. The other is a 1932 episode of the Paramount series ''

Hollywood on Parade ''Hollywood on Parade'' is a series of short subject films, produced by Louis Lewyn and released by Paramount Pictures between 1932 and 1934. Each of the 10-minute shorts has a different host, who introduces the various segments and personalitie ...

'', in which

Bonnie Poe Clara Rothbart (March 6, 1915 – October 16, 1993) known professionally as Bonnie Poe was an American actress, best known for providing the voice for the Fleischer Studios animated character Betty Boop beginning in 1933, starting with the Pope ...

portrays Betty Boop. *According to a draft of the script, Betty Boop was originally to be played in ''Musical Justice'' by

Margie Hines Margaret Louise Hines (October 15, 1909 – December 23, 1985), also known as Marjorie Hines or Margie Hines, was an American animation voice artist. She was known for her work at Fleischer Studios, where she was the original voice of Betty ...

External links

* Paramount Pictures short films 1931 musical films Betty Boop 1931 films American comedy short films American black-and-white films American musical short films 1931 short films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language short films English-language musical films {{musical-film-stub