The Friday Morning Cartoon features is back. This morning, it’s Betty Boop in Snow White, from 1933. (Cab Calloway even has a part.)
You may have read that someone say that these are just, in his words, “youtube cartoons.” That’s not true at all. They’re creative and clever expressions of American humor, from generations ago. They may appear on YouTube™ now, but they delighted audiences in the theater when they first appeared.
Many of these cartoons appeared when America faced all manner of existing domestic and waxing foreign challenges. We were no timid people then, as we are not now. In the face of these difficulties, we were resilient and creative. That generation left us a legacy both serious and light.
And Betty Boop? As you’ll see, she’s still got it.