Paramount short: Hollywood on Parade (1934) (excerpt)

[BellaSilvery]

Cute voice

[lamecasuelas2]

the end is gold!!

[BooppoopaDoop]

I also forgot to add, Betty is being compaired to Clara Bow in this feature, which is funny becuse Helen's lawsuit was going on. It's really a shame that the real Clara Bow didnt appear in this feature, but then the character Betty Boop wouldn't have been the vamp in this feature. Also by the way Bonnie Poe & Mae Questel were also hired as Helen Kane lookalikes, being as they were the only two who looked just like her only "Jewish".

[BooppoopaDoop]

This video is very intresting, and clear as a picture i'll add this to my fav box <3

[infrogmation]

And now we know how Betty Boop became a vampire.

[LapisGarter]

It's Bonnie Poe.

[BooppoopaDoop]

@LapisGarter

Your Right Lapis Garter, it is Bonnie Poe, A big argument always come's out when people discuss this movie short, whenever its Mae Questel or Helen Kane. Although Helen appeared in (Paramount on Parade two times) earlier. This is hollywood on parade, The Actress is always mistaken for Mae Questel/Kwestel, but Its actually uncredited actress Bonnie Poe.

[atombrat]

The Betty Boop actress here is 100% Mae Questel, NOT Bonnie Poe.

[BooppoopaDoop]

@atombrat

No your wrong, this is Bonnie Poe, Or Bunny Po as some would call her, I have 2 more video's which feature Bonnie Poe, and if you sync her voice up to the video when she appeared in Rambling Round Radio Row it makes a perfect match. FYI Mae Questel already played Betty Boop live in Musical Justice (1931).

[tomkellycartoons]

Hahahaha...."break the mono-TONY."

Good one.

[Sanbika89]

I had always heard it was Mae Questel in this particular short with Bela Lugosi . I've read numerous places that it's Mae and not Helen or Bonnie : /

[Maglahee]

You can see how by 1934 that Jazz Age intensity which was around even a few years before was already being replaced by the sophistication of the following decades. Both styles were great. Now we get neither, so we make our own.

Thanks for posting.

[rrgomes]

This short played on AMC as part of the "Betty Boop 65th Anniversary Special" in 1995. According to RIchard Fleischer (Max's son) who introduced the short, the woman is Helen Kane.

It's certainly possible that he (or AMC) got it wrong.

[endlesslesboz]

Richard Fleischer.AMC are wrong, anyone can tell that is Bonnie Poe and not Helen Kane, In April 1934, Helen Kane launched a major lawsuit against Max Fleischer and Paramount Productions, and this was made in 1934 was it not?

It is even said by Raypointer that this is bonniepoe

[rrgomes]

I've checked around a bit more and it seems likely that you're right, that the actress isn't Helen Kane and is probably Bonnie Poe (Richard Fleischer and AMC notwithstanding). I've updated the video description to reflect that.

[Cresantstar]

5 Stars <3

But that isnt helen kane or mae questel

It is Bonnie Poe, Who was one of Betty Boops Other voices she is playing Betty Boop Many people well they got this scene mixed up and thought it was Helen kane Its proberly becuse bonnie poe always Says Poop oop a doop poh!if you dont belive me, Watch betty boop in blunderland and the audio makes a perfect match, also ive seen pictures of bonnie poe and that is certainly her, but shes uncredited... sadly...so they asumed it was helen kane

[Neztach08]

yes cresantstar you are correct, anyone can see that that is bonnie poe

[Jibbie49]

Oh, that is so cute, as I've never seen a "live" Betty before.