This classic Betty Boop cartoon was produced in 1932. Music by the Cab Calloway Orchestra.<br /><br />This cartoon is the 17th in the Talkartoon series. It is probably one of the most popular Betty Boop cartoons produced.<br /><br />The cartoon starts with a performance of "Prohibition Blues" from the Cab Calloway before he became Cab Calloway and His Orchestra.<br /><br />"Minnie the Moocher" is from a jazz song first recorded by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra in 1931. It sold over one million copies.<br /><br />"Minnie the Moocher" is most famous for its nonsensical ad libbed ("scat") lyrics (for example, "Hi De Hi De Hi De Hi").<br /><br />In his performances, Cab Calloway would have the audience participate by repeating each scat phrase in a form of call and response, eventually Calloway's phrases would become so long and complex that the audience would laugh at their own failed attempts to repeat them.<br /><br />Betty Boop's voice is by Mae Questal.<br /><br />Producer:Max Fleischer<br /><br />Audio/Visual:sound, b/w<br /><br />Creative Commons license:Public Domain
