Pudgy Takes a Bow-Wow
| Pudgy Takes a Bow-Wow | |
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| Directed by | Dave Fleischer |
| Produced by | Max Fleischer |
| Starring | Mae Questel Frank Reynolds[1] |
| Animation by | Lillian Friedman Myron Waldman |
| Color process | Black-and-white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pudgy Takes a Bow-Wow is a 1937 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop and Pudgy the Pup.[2] It was directed by Dave Fleischer and produced by Max Fleischer.
Synopsis
A marquee advertises "Betty Boop in Person" (and gives her 4 and 7/8 stars) at the theatre. Betty leaves Pudgy in her dressing room while she goes to perform her stage show. Her show involves singing a song, then impersonating a Chinese man and an Italian organ grinder. While she's singing, a kitten comes to the dressing room and Pudgy gets out and begins chasing it. They get onto the stage, and in the orchestra pit, and become part of the act, upstaging Betty.
Notes
- Most DVD releases cut out the part when Betty Boop impersonates a Chinese man. It cuts right to the cat in the dressing room meowing.
- This episode is in Public Domain.
References
- โ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 342. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
- โ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 54โ56. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
External links
- Pudgy Takes a Bow-Wow at Big Cartoon DataBase.
- Pudgy Takes a Bow-Wow on YouTube.
Categories:
- 1937 films
- Betty Boop cartoons
- Animated film controversies
- Paramount Pictures short films
- Fleischer Studios short films
- Short films directed by Dave Fleischer
- Stereotypes of East Asian people
- Race-related controversies in animation
- Race-related controversies in film
- 1937 English-language films
- 1937 American animated short films
- Animated films about dogs
- Animated films about cats
- Animated films set in theatres
- English-language short films
- American animated black-and-white films
- Betty Boop cartoon stubs