The Romance of Betty Boop

CBS attempted to follow up the original Betty Boop Cartoon in the mid-1980s and it didn't quite work out. Still, both new Betty Boop movies are worth watching. The original Betty Boop was last aired in 1939 and had already been quite decimated by censorship. The original flapper girl, who had her it up to the max, gradually became a working girl. That's exactly who we reunite with - Betty working in a nightclub and dreaming of a brilliant career. In the meantime, of course, she manages to fall in love, finds herself in danger, and sings a few classic tunes... (12.02.2009)