For Helen Kane it couldn't have been pleasant seeing her unique vocal tones and facial movements turned into animation. And she received no copyright recognition or payments for all the originality the Fleischer animators took... That's showbiz?
Button up your over coat When the wind is free Take good Care of yourself You belong to me Eat an apple everyday Get to bed by three Take Good Care of yourself You belong to me Be careful... Crossing streets Ooooh Cut out meats Ooooh Don't eat sweets Ooooh You'll get a pain right in your Tum-Tum
Although Betty Boop was based off of Helen Kane, that doesn't make Helen Kane any less of an awesome singer, nor does it make Betty Boop any less of a cute character. <3 Though, it is a shame...
I didn't like the splice of Betty Boop for obvious reasons; but I do like all the photos of Helen Kane--the REAL LIFE Betty Boop. Hell, the comic strip even stole Helen's title "The Boop-Oop-a-Doop Girl"!
One thing about Helen, She disliked being called Betty Boop. The creation of the animated character Betty Boop brought loads of controversy. Helen's title was originally the Boop oop a doop girl but has been changed to the Boop Boop a Doop Girl instead. also originally Helens original Scat Lyric was Poop Oop a Doop, but people often mistaked her saying Boop Boop a Doop. to tell you the truth she's lucky becuse she would have been called the Poop Oop a Doop girl.
@margiehines I don't doubt that Helen disliked being called Betty Boop, considering the circumstances. You're right, too, that her actual scat lyric was "Poop Oop a Doop". That becomes clear in the movie "Pointed Heels", when her "hubby" character is trying to light a cigarette and she keeps blowing out his matches with that line. The "B" sound wouldn't generate enough air flow to blow out a match, but the "P" sound would. Also, "Poop" didn't have the same meaning then that it does now.
@ziggycat999 Well, Helen claimed that Betty Boop, being a caricature of her, actually hurt her career; and I agree. Even if Fleischer had not modeled Betty Boop after Helen Kane, another cartoonist would have created a character modeled after her and would have given her Helen's voice and singing style. It was inevitable. For example, Foghorn Leghorn was modeled after a movie character "Beauregard Clanghorn" from the film "It's a Joke, Son!" All the greats have been remembered 1 way or another..
Betty's first apperance's are Helen kane like. its mostly the curls and the singing style which comes from Helen kane. which resulted in Helen being easily impersonated by many. Bettys slimmer apperance comes more from Clara bow or mae west.... as you should know Helen kane didnt go around in short dresses, Helen only added naughty bits into her records that she sold.
@margiehines That would be Clara Bow, since the cartoonist who created Betty Boop first modeled her after Clara Bow, then later he modeled the face--and voice--after Helen Kane.
@ThomasASwilling Oh, and it was Mae Questel who actually did the voice of Betty Boop, including the Helen Kane singing style. Mae Questel was a talent in her own right, though. She also did the voice of Olive Oyl in the Popeye cartoons.
Grim Natwick used a photograph of Helen Kane when he designed Betty Boop. Betty was originally meant as a Caricature of Kane, See Dizzy Dishes the first Cartoon to see a big french poodle. yeah your right Betty Boop is a Combination of both Helen Kane & Clara Bow.
Oh and btw Helen allowed the use of impersonation when she held her contests. around 1929 in certain movies you can see a Helen Kane impersonation. mostly by Majorie babe kane or ginger rogers. Mae questel won first place in the Helen kane contest and was signed by paramount. Kate Wright & Little ann little also entered.
The voice of Betty Boop was provided by Margie Hines, Kate Wright, Little Ann Little, & Bonnie Poe. Mae Questel was the most populer out of all the vocals for the animated character Betty Boop, meaning she got great credit, even though she stopped voicing Betty from 1938. most likley becuse she voiced Betty in who framed roger rabbit.
haha When I was in elementary school I sang the chorus of this song in the middle of an old time medley... I've loved it ever since! Thanks for the post!
Just so people don't get the wrong idea, Helen Kane was NEVER the voice of Betty Boop. In fact, she sued the Fleischer cartoon studio for ripping off her character. She didn't win though.
This song was first released on Wednesday January 30, 1929. By the time the record hit shelves, Helen had reached the peak of her popularity. I've read that during that time, dolls made in Helen's likeness were flying off the shelves and contests which were held to see which flapper girl could best imitate Helen were held all over the country.
Nice montage, but I wish you had left out the animation. Now don't get me wrong, I love Betty Boop cartoons, but mixing Boop and Kane is a bit disrespectful. Betty Boop more or less ruined Kane's career. Wow, I'm such a dork! LOL.
a combination of Helen Kane, the famous popular singer of the 1920s and contract player at Paramount Pictures (the studio that distributed Fleischer's cartoons), and Clara Bow, who was a popular actress in the 1920s who had not managed to survive the transition to sound because of her strong Brooklyn accent which nevertheless became a trademark for Betty.
Before Clara Bow Betty Boop Was Fully Modeld On Helen Kane
But Betty Boop Went Though alot of transformations And her new Transformation Was a Combination of Clara Bow, But her Old Ones from dizzy dishes,Barniclebill, Was All Styled On Helen Kane, The Curls and Baby tone Are and Will always still be helen kanes Style, Even if helen kane Heard the word boop boop a doop from baby esther
Mae Questel based her voicing of the Betty Boop character on the work of Helen Kane. Helen did a boop boop a doop version of 'I Wanna Be Loved By You' which would later be covered by Mae in a Betty episode. You simply can't deny that the look and sound of the two women is nearly identical.
I love the way Helen does her Betty Boop - the real deal as we know. This old classic has been done by many artists and I can just imagine dancers back in the day doing The Charleston to t his one. You have done a great job putting this video together. I love all the pictures. Thank you for posting. - Paula
@violetriot and considering that Helen Kane never actually did the voice for Betty Boop--just a lot of imitators mimicking (pronounced "STEALING") Helen's style and voice. It's plain for anyone with half a brain to see that Betty Boop is a straight-up copy of Helen Kane in every way.
Im sorry but Helen allowed the use of impersonation. She was impersonated by many others in songs & movies around 1929-1930 By stars such as Annette Hanshaw & Marjorie Babe Kane ( No Relation) and Ginger Rogers ( one off).
The video was done well and I love the song, but don't ever forget that Helen created the look and sound, and Fleischer Studios copied the whole package into Betty Boop. Thanks to Betty, Helen gets just about NO recognition for her unique talent :-(
Ahhhh....Helen Kane as Betty Boop! This brings back great memories of Friday evenings at student dances in the Gym my JHS. Someone on the faculty had come up with the idea of showing old Castle Film versions of the Fleischer Studios Boop cartoons as a bridge between the recorded dance selections. I've always wondered since if the purpose of showing these during a dance program was to tune up, or to tune down, rhe hormones of the student dancers in attendance.
@AriesG247 It's not copying if every other girl from the Bronx talked that way in the 20's, think of it as a Proto (Jeniffer lopez Bronx Girl Speak) lol
@AriesG247 You do realize of course, that back before the 50's most stars were taken advantage of terribly by the companies they worked for. It is too bad Helen kane filed a lawsuit.....But being treated like someone's property.....Was no bed of roses either.
One of Annette Hanshaws great recordings was of Happy Days Are here Again. There is a DJ named Rick Conaty who plays all these songs from the 20"s and 30's on Sunday night at 8 on FM radio that come from Hofstra Univerity in Long Island. The station is in the lower 80.s.
I enjoyed very much this video. Helen Kane's voice is precious. The song "button up your overcoat" reveals what true relationships are all about: looking out for the one you love. Great song.
WHAT DA HELL IS DIS STUFF? THIS SHIT IS HORRIBLE! WHO DA HEELEEEEEEELLL IN GODS MIND WOULD WATCH THIS. IWOULDNT WATCH IT FOR A MILLION DOLLAAAA. YOU WACK. WACHA TALKIN BOUT WILLUS! OH WAIT. THIS ISNT WILLUS. HAHAHA NOT! IF THE LORD SAW THIS, YOU WOULD BE DEAD! GOD BLESS YA SOUL. just kiddding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Hooray for Betty Boop!!! Hooray to Helen Kane for giving us all Betty Boop!!! And a BIG THANK YOU to frantzdream for the making of this video for our enjoyment!!!
Speaking of Annette Hanshaw , google for "Nina Paley" dotcom and check out Nina's animated film Sita Sings The Blues, which features songs by Annette Hanshaw .
Ha, I think Helen Kane's great, and I'm glad to see her remembered. Another great late 1920's flapper singer was Annette Hanshaw, who was, incidentally, Helen Kane's best friend. From time to time, Annette would imitate Helen's singing style in her own recordings. If you can locate these (and it's not too easy), they're a hoot to hear.
Sensation Records released an Annette Hanshaw series in the late 1990's, I believe, and some of these Helen Kane imitations can be found in these compilations. I *think* Annette went by "Dot Dare" while recording them. I'll try to post more definite details in the next few days.
Well, I just found Annette's version of "Button Up Your Overcoat". I didn't look close at the performer thinking it was Helen Kane. Annette does a better Boop than Helen!!!!
Ha, I think Helen Kane's great, and I'm glad to see she's not utterly forgotten. By the way, she was best friends with another late 1920's flapper singer, Annette Hanshaw, and, from time to time, Annette would record while imitating Helen! These recordings are kind of a hoot, if you can locate them.
Excellent work! Bravo! The voice of Betty Boop was done by Mae Questal, who was the best of the many Helen Kane imitators. The Fleischer brothers, who created Betty Boop, used Helen's voice and her image without asking her permission or compensating her. They even used Kane's trademark phrase "boop boop a doop." She sued them and unfortunately she lost. If it weren't for Helen Kane, there wouldn't have been a Betty Boop.
If you've seen Betty Boop as a dog she looks exactly the same as the later Betty Boop. The *only* difference is that she had floppy ears. There's absolutely no doubt whatsoever that she was based on Helen Kane. And Dangerous Nan McGrew was a Helen Kane song, so there's further proof. Betty Boop's voice was always provided by Helen Kane impersonator Mae Questal. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck then it is a duck.
I use to see some of Betty boop shows when I 6 I think but I still like her now I remember her name so I could see all the shows agin! XD
genober1 2 days ago
For Helen Kane it couldn't have been pleasant seeing her unique vocal tones and facial movements turned into animation. And she received no copyright recognition or payments for all the originality the Fleischer animators took... That's showbiz?
D1lk 3 weeks ago
"Stay away from bootleg hooch, when you're on a spree..." So Prohibition Era! :-)
july71965 3 months ago
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cAnDyAdDiCt13 4 months ago
omg wow we're singing this song for our school's winter chorus concert
cAnDyAdDiCt13 4 months ago
Although Betty Boop was based off of Helen Kane, that doesn't make Helen Kane any less of an awesome singer, nor does it make Betty Boop any less of a cute character. <3 Though, it is a shame...
EliasBlu 5 months ago in playlist The Classics
Betty Boop was always voiced by Mae Questel, not Kane.
Bramicus 5 months ago
Paulj0557 you are so right. There is only one Betty Boop and she is Helen Kane.
jerseyguy242 5 months ago
I like to look at it like Helen Kane is the o-r-i-g-i-n-a-l cutie pie.
& Betty Boop is just a concoction of all the fakes.
paulj0557 6 months ago
Thank you for posting this....It was fun.
jeff94582 6 months ago
lovely!!!
Seleneluna069 8 months ago
Fantastic! Thanks for this posting.
gmmix 1 year ago
:40 slut
maldub88 1 year ago
@maldub88 It's Betty Boop. She was supposed to be a sex symbol. Some people, I swear. So judgemental.
kakashidemon321 11 months ago
@kakashidemon321 omg lame
maldub88 8 months ago
@maldub88 I don't understand what's so lame. If you think she's a slut, then go be a bitch somewhere else so you don't need to look at her.
kakashidemon321 8 months ago
@kakashidemon321 will do.
maldub88 8 months ago
im trying out for a lipsing part for this song todayyyy!
JazzUnlimitedDancer 1 year ago
I didn't like the splice of Betty Boop for obvious reasons; but I do like all the photos of Helen Kane--the REAL LIFE Betty Boop. Hell, the comic strip even stole Helen's title "The Boop-Oop-a-Doop Girl"!
ThomasASwilling 1 year ago
@ThomasASwilling
One thing about Helen, She disliked being called Betty Boop. The creation of the animated character Betty Boop brought loads of controversy. Helen's title was originally the Boop oop a doop girl but has been changed to the Boop Boop a Doop Girl instead. also originally Helens original Scat Lyric was Poop Oop a Doop, but people often mistaked her saying Boop Boop a Doop. to tell you the truth she's lucky becuse she would have been called the Poop Oop a Doop girl.
margiehines 1 year ago 2
@margiehines I don't doubt that Helen disliked being called Betty Boop, considering the circumstances. You're right, too, that her actual scat lyric was "Poop Oop a Doop". That becomes clear in the movie "Pointed Heels", when her "hubby" character is trying to light a cigarette and she keeps blowing out his matches with that line. The "B" sound wouldn't generate enough air flow to blow out a match, but the "P" sound would. Also, "Poop" didn't have the same meaning then that it does now.
ThomasASwilling 1 year ago
Yeah but who would know Helen Kane today if it wasn't for Betty Boop. She would've have been forgottened in history.
ziggycat999 1 year ago
@ziggycat999 Well, Helen claimed that Betty Boop, being a caricature of her, actually hurt her career; and I agree. Even if Fleischer had not modeled Betty Boop after Helen Kane, another cartoonist would have created a character modeled after her and would have given her Helen's voice and singing style. It was inevitable. For example, Foghorn Leghorn was modeled after a movie character "Beauregard Clanghorn" from the film "It's a Joke, Son!" All the greats have been remembered 1 way or another..
ThomasASwilling 1 year ago
love the song & Betty Boop!
ladyeulailia 1 year ago
So excellent.
MaceMn 1 year ago
helen kane's face reminds me so much of a girl at my school
raggiedoll2008 1 year ago
Helen Kane has eyes like headlights
rogerstill71 1 year ago
Betty Boop is 100% Helen Kane. She was, literally, robbed.
beowulven 1 year ago 2
@beowulven
Betty's first apperance's are Helen kane like. its mostly the curls and the singing style which comes from Helen kane. which resulted in Helen being easily impersonated by many. Bettys slimmer apperance comes more from Clara bow or mae west.... as you should know Helen kane didnt go around in short dresses, Helen only added naughty bits into her records that she sold.
margiehines 1 year ago
@margiehines That would be Clara Bow, since the cartoonist who created Betty Boop first modeled her after Clara Bow, then later he modeled the face--and voice--after Helen Kane.
ThomasASwilling 1 year ago
@ThomasASwilling Oh, and it was Mae Questel who actually did the voice of Betty Boop, including the Helen Kane singing style. Mae Questel was a talent in her own right, though. She also did the voice of Olive Oyl in the Popeye cartoons.
ThomasASwilling 1 year ago
@ThomasASwilling
Yeah Mae Questel was the Best loved voice, Dont forget Ann Rothschild, Margie Hines, Bonnie Poe & Kate Wright.
margiehines 1 year ago
@ThomasASwilling
Grim Natwick used a photograph of Helen Kane when he designed Betty Boop. Betty was originally meant as a Caricature of Kane, See Dizzy Dishes the first Cartoon to see a big french poodle. yeah your right Betty Boop is a Combination of both Helen Kane & Clara Bow.
margiehines 1 year ago
@beowulven
Oh and btw Helen allowed the use of impersonation when she held her contests. around 1929 in certain movies you can see a Helen Kane impersonation. mostly by Majorie babe kane or ginger rogers. Mae questel won first place in the Helen kane contest and was signed by paramount. Kate Wright & Little ann little also entered.
margiehines 1 year ago
I love this song BUT.....Betty Boop Cartoons Scare Me.....i love the music in the cartoos but those cartoons scare me :o)
pirrung123 1 year ago
Helen Kane was the inspiration for the voice and face. Body was Mae West and the real voice was Mae Questal [old aunt on Christmas Vacation]
slm21ea9 1 year ago
@slm21ea9
The voice of Betty Boop was provided by Margie Hines, Kate Wright, Little Ann Little, & Bonnie Poe. Mae Questel was the most populer out of all the vocals for the animated character Betty Boop, meaning she got great credit, even though she stopped voicing Betty from 1938. most likley becuse she voiced Betty in who framed roger rabbit.
margiehines 1 year ago
haha When I was in elementary school I sang the chorus of this song in the middle of an old time medley... I've loved it ever since! Thanks for the post!
MillaVanilla5 1 year ago
Eve Golden, author of "Platinum Girl: The Life and Legend of Jean Harlow" is writing a book about Helen Kane!
jameszerukjr 1 year ago
Nobodies voice is this beautiful anymore.
<3
Ephieism 1 year ago
She was ripped off ... DEFINITELY the inspiration for BB
slh950 1 year ago 2
Does anyone know where I can find sheet music for this song????
chibiviolinist21 2 years ago
ebay would be your best bet!
hamoodi332 2 years ago
@chibiviolinist21 At Sheet Music Direct. (Google it! It won't allow me to put the link in this box.) And you can specify the key!
Patriciasinger 1 year ago
Very well made! Thanks for posting!
fortiesnutcase 2 years ago
Adorable!!
karmakomodia 2 years ago
Poor - Berry lol - She was sooo popular and use a lot of Top NO. 1 hits in her cartoons..........Lover Her!
HarborGuy 2 years ago
Just so people don't get the wrong idea, Helen Kane was NEVER the voice of Betty Boop. In fact, she sued the Fleischer cartoon studio for ripping off her character. She didn't win though.
enewsreel 2 years ago
This song was first released on Wednesday January 30, 1929. By the time the record hit shelves, Helen had reached the peak of her popularity. I've read that during that time, dolls made in Helen's likeness were flying off the shelves and contests which were held to see which flapper girl could best imitate Helen were held all over the country.
RetroVideoFan 2 years ago 2
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Cresantstar 2 years ago
well....and the background music too.....unbeatable to me.......
sturdle 2 years ago 2
Helen's version of this song is actually the most famous version of said song.
RetroVideoFan 2 years ago 2
Nice montage, but I wish you had left out the animation. Now don't get me wrong, I love Betty Boop cartoons, but mixing Boop and Kane is a bit disrespectful. Betty Boop more or less ruined Kane's career. Wow, I'm such a dork! LOL.
JohnsonBrand2000 2 years ago
Another job killed by the endless march of technology.
Mindraker1 2 years ago
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Cresantstar 2 years ago
Great job. Really enjoyed this.
TreblePop 2 years ago
omg i love betty boop cartoons! and im only 13 years old
izzygirl32 2 years ago
ME TOO!! my friends make fun of me cuz I listen to this kind of music all the time. But THIS is real music.
Tacoflavoredkiss1 2 years ago 4
@Tacoflavoredkiss1 Yeah, my friends think I'm weird!
I bought this cute hat that looked ike it was from the 20's and she's like, "What are you wearing that for?!"
I couldn't believe she said that. I wish people could be more like us!
Wildflower173 2 years ago 7
I know!! ugh, man ppl r dumb, this stuff is so much cuter than the clothes now a days.
Tacoflavoredkiss1 2 years ago 2
i know just how you feel. i'm right there with you.
CRICKET999999999 2 years ago 2
@Wildflower173 Those 20's type hats you refer to are called "cloche hats."
TuberOnTheLoose 1 year ago
Wow, Helen Kane was so pretty. Very wholesome and sweet. I love this woman.
JWJNC 2 years ago
I love this song!! <3
HeidiWeinrich 2 years ago
Very sweet. Thanks.
operamichael 2 years ago
a combination of Helen Kane, the famous popular singer of the 1920s and contract player at Paramount Pictures (the studio that distributed Fleischer's cartoons), and Clara Bow, who was a popular actress in the 1920s who had not managed to survive the transition to sound because of her strong Brooklyn accent which nevertheless became a trademark for Betty.
alyssagarivo07 2 years ago
Before Clara Bow Betty Boop Was Fully Modeld On Helen Kane
But Betty Boop Went Though alot of transformations And her new Transformation Was a Combination of Clara Bow, But her Old Ones from dizzy dishes,Barniclebill, Was All Styled On Helen Kane, The Curls and Baby tone Are and Will always still be helen kanes Style, Even if helen kane Heard the word boop boop a doop from baby esther
Cresantstar 2 years ago
Wonderful. Thank you.
buster3215 2 years ago
The voice of Betty Boop was that of Mae Questel - not Helen Kane.
The voice on this recording IS that of Helen Kane
apeek7 3 years ago 8
Mae Questel based her voicing of the Betty Boop character on the work of Helen Kane. Helen did a boop boop a doop version of 'I Wanna Be Loved By You' which would later be covered by Mae in a Betty episode. You simply can't deny that the look and sound of the two women is nearly identical.
gamewizard 2 years ago
I love the way Helen does her Betty Boop - the real deal as we know. This old classic has been done by many artists and I can just imagine dancers back in the day doing The Charleston to t his one. You have done a great job putting this video together. I love all the pictures. Thank you for posting. - Paula
PaulinaRena 3 years ago 2
Don't really like the splicing, since Helen Kane did sue over Betty Boop.
violetriot 3 years ago 31
@violetriot and considering that Helen Kane never actually did the voice for Betty Boop--just a lot of imitators mimicking (pronounced "STEALING") Helen's style and voice. It's plain for anyone with half a brain to see that Betty Boop is a straight-up copy of Helen Kane in every way.
ThomasASwilling 1 year ago
@ThomasASwilling
Im sorry but Helen allowed the use of impersonation. She was impersonated by many others in songs & movies around 1929-1930 By stars such as Annette Hanshaw & Marjorie Babe Kane ( No Relation) and Ginger Rogers ( one off).
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@ThomasASwilling Wasn't that my point?
violetriot 1 year ago
The video was done well and I love the song, but don't ever forget that Helen created the look and sound, and Fleischer Studios copied the whole package into Betty Boop. Thanks to Betty, Helen gets just about NO recognition for her unique talent :-(
LumiereBrothers 3 years ago 7
Ahhhh....Helen Kane as Betty Boop! This brings back great memories of Friday evenings at student dances in the Gym my JHS. Someone on the faculty had come up with the idea of showing old Castle Film versions of the Fleischer Studios Boop cartoons as a bridge between the recorded dance selections. I've always wondered since if the purpose of showing these during a dance program was to tune up, or to tune down, rhe hormones of the student dancers in attendance.
wilso127 3 years ago
this is great...thank you!
MJay102 3 years ago
love this
hey it is so cold in New York at the mo that Flashers are passing out polaroids....
ivebeenthere1 3 years ago 2
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She sounds, like, five.
Sparkstarthunderhawk 3 years ago
aaahh these lyrics are great, who wrote this?
sariari 3 years ago 2
Words and music by DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson, Recorded by Ruth Etting on March 11, 1929 in New York City for Columbia Records.
Originally issued on Columbia 1762 D (Matrix 148029) The record, with Mean to Me on the flip side sold over a million copies.
Yavgar 3 years ago
Helen was so beautiful: so seductive! Her rendition of this song is just magical!
Your presentation is great! This one is going straight to my favourites.
Thank you for sharing.
Corrie121 3 years ago 5
This is wonderful! Thank you.
DoghouseRiley2 3 years ago 2
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umm LOL wierddddddDdd
nom nom nom!!!!! hehekekeke I feel like cybring! Xs
ax3008 3 years ago
1901elina - shes from new york lol, most singers from new york them days had these squeeky voices.
tfsdeth 3 years ago
how did she get her voice like that?
i seriously thought it was a three year old lol
1901elina 3 years ago
beautiful, just beautiful, Thanks!
thehellout 3 years ago 3
dosent betty look alot different at 1:04 ??
Mr1920s 3 years ago
she does!!! she looks really scary XS
crummyhole 3 years ago
I Love how Betty's eyes move at 0:13
Mr1920s 3 years ago
Very nice video! Entertaining visuals.
ghazanhaider 3 years ago 4
stay away from bootleg hooch when ur on the street...
sexboywonder 3 years ago
...when ur on a spree. =)
jacquesjapan 3 years ago
Helen Kane was totally adorable! And my namesake.
freddygotme 3 years ago 5
Aaah, really cute!
LKayL 4 years ago 3
it's a shame how helen kane sued the creators of betty boop for being and copying helen and got nothing :/ helen is too cute!
AriesG247 4 years ago 43
@AriesG247 It's not copying if every other girl from the Bronx talked that way in the 20's, think of it as a Proto (Jeniffer lopez Bronx Girl Speak) lol
Zefrenm 1 year ago
@AriesG247 You do realize of course, that back before the 50's most stars were taken advantage of terribly by the companies they worked for. It is too bad Helen kane filed a lawsuit.....But being treated like someone's property.....Was no bed of roses either.
jeff94582 6 months ago
One of Annette Hanshaws great recordings was of Happy Days Are here Again. There is a DJ named Rick Conaty who plays all these songs from the 20"s and 30's on Sunday night at 8 on FM radio that come from Hofstra Univerity in Long Island. The station is in the lower 80.s.
Georgewos 4 years ago 2
Helen Kane's recording of this song is precious. I can't imagine anyone doing it any better. Besides, Betty Boop cartoons are my favorites!
gmmix 4 years ago 5
there is one person who does it better :),beardyman does it better check out : Beardyman @ UK bboy championships 2006
DiabloDT 3 years ago
^seconded^
Beardyman is amazing XD
giftedweasel 3 years ago
amazing song. Thanks for making the video, I had no idea how beautiful she was!
msrubyvixen 4 years ago 7
She was the first and the original lady to sing the classic song "I wanna be loved by you."
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eww
hollisterhottie618 4 years ago
lol whats eww about? is it her voice? or people acting like shes a baby lmao
Cresantstar 4 years ago
This is so adorable. Gosh I want this song!!!! I love Betty Boop, I love this slideshow, great pics and clips. :)
CloseToYouM 4 years ago 2
Ahhh... Love this, Michelle! I did think the Boop was Clara Bow. No I know better ;O) Best to ya!
Tahllulah 4 years ago
I enjoyed very much this video. Helen Kane's voice is precious. The song "button up your overcoat" reveals what true relationships are all about: looking out for the one you love. Great song.
gdk3000 4 years ago 4
I have always liked the character Betty Boop and never knew the real Betty Boop was Helen Kane. I really like your video. Thank you for sharing it!!!
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msuddjian2 4 years ago
Hooray for Betty Boop!!! Hooray to Helen Kane for giving us all Betty Boop!!! And a BIG THANK YOU to frantzdream for the making of this video for our enjoyment!!!
motley59 4 years ago
"make shure you wear your flannel underwear when you climb a tree."
kaylabeadles 4 years ago
thanx 4 sharing!
santasxgirlfriend 4 years ago
maravillosa betty boops
i love you
cristopherleon21 4 years ago
you did a great job . wonderful . thanks
bearcub410 4 years ago
One of my favorite of her songs, "Beware of peroxide blondes!" Still true to this day.
EvilCosbySweater 4 years ago 3
it s true.i think today is more true than ever!!
KlausPettersson232 4 years ago
Boop-boop-a-doop!
vanessaem 4 years ago
Wah!
voguedude 4 years ago
Fantastic...thanks for this.
sherylbarcelona 4 years ago
Speaking of Annette Hanshaw , google for "Nina Paley" dotcom and check out Nina's animated film Sita Sings The Blues, which features songs by Annette Hanshaw .
MrBongers 4 years ago
Thank you so much!
What a cutie.and for ever! It is so sweet to hear her voice!
Thank you thank you thank you!
ukelady 4 years ago
im glad she was made or my betty boop wouldnt exist :0
and that would be weird
they proberly then would have made another cartoon sex sybol mabey
of marilyn manroe...
Cresantstar 5 years ago
Ha, I think Helen Kane's great, and I'm glad to see her remembered. Another great late 1920's flapper singer was Annette Hanshaw, who was, incidentally, Helen Kane's best friend. From time to time, Annette would imitate Helen's singing style in her own recordings. If you can locate these (and it's not too easy), they're a hoot to hear.
felixjazzage 5 years ago
Hey Felix-What are the names of some of Annete's imitations? I can definitely locate them if I have the "name of that tune". Somerset45
Somerset45 5 years ago
Sensation Records released an Annette Hanshaw series in the late 1990's, I believe, and some of these Helen Kane imitations can be found in these compilations. I *think* Annette went by "Dot Dare" while recording them. I'll try to post more definite details in the next few days.
felixjazzage 5 years ago
Well, I just found Annette's version of "Button Up Your Overcoat". I didn't look close at the performer thinking it was Helen Kane. Annette does a better Boop than Helen!!!!
Somerset45 5 years ago
well you should upload it then ...
Cresantstar 5 years ago
Think I'll just buy the Annette Hanshaw CD from Amazon that has all these great songs. Wish Helen's CD was available again.
Somerset45 5 years ago
Ha, I think Helen Kane's great, and I'm glad to see she's not utterly forgotten. By the way, she was best friends with another late 1920's flapper singer, Annette Hanshaw, and, from time to time, Annette would record while imitating Helen! These recordings are kind of a hoot, if you can locate them.
felixjazzage 5 years ago
I love Helen Kane! Thanks so much for putting this up!
Freakazette95 5 years ago
Excellent work! Bravo! The voice of Betty Boop was done by Mae Questal, who was the best of the many Helen Kane imitators. The Fleischer brothers, who created Betty Boop, used Helen's voice and her image without asking her permission or compensating her. They even used Kane's trademark phrase "boop boop a doop." She sued them and unfortunately she lost. If it weren't for Helen Kane, there wouldn't have been a Betty Boop.
eximod 5 years ago
she would still be made but not with boop oop a doop
becuse she was made in earlier seires as a dog
called nan mgrew or nancy lee or lulu belle
lol she had 3 names until they called her betty boop
chiro9 5 years ago
If you've seen Betty Boop as a dog she looks exactly the same as the later Betty Boop. The *only* difference is that she had floppy ears. There's absolutely no doubt whatsoever that she was based on Helen Kane. And Dangerous Nan McGrew was a Helen Kane song, so there's further proof. Betty Boop's voice was always provided by Helen Kane impersonator Mae Questal. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck then it is a duck.
eximod 5 years ago
lol not alaways lmao
before mae questal
another woman voiced betty boop
who sounded simuler to mae questal
anyway they all copyed it from helen kane anyway
Cresantstar 5 years ago
Mae Questal won a Helen Kane lookalike and soundalike contest. Betty Boop was based on Helen Kane. Mae and Helen sure do look very similar though.
MagnusRadar01 4 years ago
great job did yall know that betty and helen kane was simuler they used helen to model on betty in dizzy dishes 1930 as a dog
chiro9 5 years ago
Very cool! Good job!
OogieBoogie345 5 years ago
Thanks! Loved it :)
1afrowolf 5 years ago