Snow-White (1933) - Betty Boop Theatrical Cartoon Series

Snow-White

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Betty Boop Theatrical Cartoon SeriesTheatricalSeriesCartoon
Traditional Animation
Fleischer Studios
Distributed by: Paramount Studios
Cartoon Characters: Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Bimbo, Wicked Stepmother Queen, Seven Dwarfs.
Voice Actors: Mae Questel, Ann Rothschild.
Directed By Dave Fleischer.
Produced By Max Fleischer, Adolph Zukor.
Animated By Roland C. Crandall.
Music: Cab Calloway.
Originally Released on March 31, 1933.
Originally Released Theatrically.
Running Time: 6:30 minutes.
Production Number: FL3309
Black & White
U.S.A.

Cartoon Summary:

Actually, two cartoons in one. The main story is a normal Betty Boop story based on the Snow White fairy tale. But sandwiched in the middle is a nightmare vignette which would seem more at home in a 1960s art-house film. The wicked queen tells her henchmen (Koko... (more)

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Vocal Chorus "Saint James Infirmary Blues" sung by Cab Calloway (as Koko), a cute song about identifying the body of a dead, cocaine-addicted prostitute in the morgue. Strong stuff for the thirties. The scene was rotoscoped to Cab's dancing, while... (more)

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Snow-White

Comments By: steamboat

One of the most overlooked aspects of this cartoon is the backgrounds behind the dancing Koko. Example: The skeleton card game in the background. Owing to the morbid economic times in the early 1930's, cartoons like these, because of the musical content... (read more)

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Comments By: artieroo

This is probably one of the most astonishing cartoons on all history. The beginning and the end are typical of the animation of the time, with the wacky touch of the cartoons of the period, but the scene where Koko the clown is transformed into a ghost by... (read more)

3 of 19 people found this comment useful

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Comments By: BigAWB

I remember this cartoon from my childhood. It is by far the best cartoon story I have ever experienced. Seeing is believing.

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Comments By: mikelacy

This must stand above all cartoons for its portrayal of the sheer horror that hides in our subconscious. Roland C. (Doc) Crandel animated this cartoon alone...over a six month period. The huge panoramic background is so full of eerie tablaux that one must... (read more)

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Comments By: sallylou

Snow White is the Boop cartoon that actually made the Library of Congress National Registry of most important American films - yep, it's that good! The basic Snow White story - bad queen, poor little princess, hiding out in the woods - only when... (read more)

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