"Any Little Girl That's a Nice Little Girl" Fleischer screen song, Copyrighted and released April 16, 1931. Featuring Betty Boop Prototypes and a brief Helen Morgan soundalike for "What Wouldn't I Do For That Man."
Just for reference, 'rats in her hair' is a reference to a hairstyle that was popular at the time, and a 'straight front X.Y.Z.' is a reference to a type of women's attire popular at the time.
"WHoah, we have MUSIC now! Better make good use of it." ----- But don't get me wrong, I'm just making an observation. It feels like people would have been excited to finally try sound in moving pictures, because they had been raised on silent films for so long. Also, it's still better than whatever I heard Charlie Chaplin talking about in his autobiography; he talked of a film with sound effects being poorly timed and _incredibly_ out of place. I'm guessing that was one early film experience, in 1927 or 1928. He didn't divulge the film's title, he only talked about it. It might be part of why he decided to not use sound in many of his films.
He also voiced one of my all tine favorite cartoon characters Bimbo The Dog in the Fleischer cartoons! Billy Murray will always be one of my favorite Singers!
GREAT Cartoon! I LOVE The Version of "What Would`nt I Do For That Man" at least the Music! And Billy Murray and Chorus is AWESOME! I Have this Song on a Cylinder Record!
Yeah, Hanna-Barbera took as many easy routes as they could for ease of production. That's why Yogi and Booboo wore ties, so the animators wouldn't need to animate neck movements. Or that's what I heard, anyhow.
At the 2-minute mark the Betty Boop prototype sings "What Wouldn't I Do for That Man?" (composer: Jay Gorney / lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg). The song was introduced by Helen Morgan in two 1929 Paramount features: "Applause" and "Glorifying the America Girl." It was also sung by Lee Morse in the Paramount-Astoria short subject "A Million Me's" (released in 1930). Gorney and Harburg went on to write "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" in 1932.
Wait, did she make his toenails grow? Is that supposed to be a joke about arousal? That's pretty funny. I've never met a dame that makes my toenails grow
PrincessPeachFan100 I always thought it was Arthur Jarrett (Or Donald novis) who were on paramount contract and did other screensongs and betty boops; but the listed credits say Billy Murray. Hmmm....if so he must have been in fine fettle that day.
Maybe.. =) I can't really find info about who sings it... weird... I just realized Billy did the talking part and someone mentioned he sang in the chorus. =) I mean he could be the one who was singing the main vocals too, but I guess nobody really knows... =(
So Billy Murray DID do the main vocals for that part then? =) I guess it IS him then! ^^ (I read/saw somewhere else he did the main vocals for the Bouncing Ball singer in the short "And the Green Grass Grew All Around" (1931), and listened to the vocals from that and this, and it sounds like the same voice here, so I'm thinking it actually is him as the "Bouncing Ball Singer" here, but for whatever reason, they just didn't credit him as that and only "Casanova Cat" and "Lulu Belle" . :)
Warner Bros getting sued in a nutshell Warner Bros is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Columbia Pictures is owned by Sony Plot: Columbia: (whistles) Warner Bros: all right everybody move so they can make room Columbia: HEY! Warner Bros: oh beg your pardon miss Columbia; WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN ANIMATION! Warner Bros; well you were done since the 2000s Columbia: THAT WAS THE YEAR UPA WAS DEFUNCT! Warner Bros: well-- Columbia: IDC TOMORROW YOU'RE GETTING SUED AND LOSE ALL YOUR MONEY! Warner Bros: well that was weird (Tomorrow) Male #1: order in the court Warner Bros vs. Columbia Pictures so what do you want to say the Columbia Columbia: WELL HE NEEDS TO GET SUED AND LOSE ALL OF HIS MONEY Male #1: Warner Bros.? Warner Bros: sir she's lying Columbia: I WAS NOT I WAS TE-- Male #1: (hammers) ORDER IN THE COURT! Male #1: now what were you saying? Warner Bros: well I was bringing back the Golden Age of American Animation then she yelled at me because she thinks I stole it from her Columbia: BUT SIR HE'S LY-- Male #1 (hammers) ORDER IN THE COURT! Male #1: so Warner Bros what were you about to say? Charlie Brown: (whispers) Warner Bros: sir I would be happy to say I didn't steal it from her Columbia: WHAT?! Male #1: I'll be glad luckily Warner Bros I'll find you innocent of bringing back the Golden Age of American Animation Columbia: BUT SIR HE NEEDS TO GET SUED AND LO-- Male #1: (hammers at Columbia) Columbia I hate to say this but I'll find you guilty of telling lies and giving you 9,000 years without movies TV shows and short films Columbia: WHAT?! but sir please give me another chance Male #1: (hammers at Columbia really hard) (Seen in the graveyard saying B.I.S.K. Columbia Pictures (1920s-2022)) Male #2: congratulation Warner Bros. for bringing back to Golden Age of American Animation I would love to say this but sign my contract please Warner Bros: (signs his contract) (Meanwhile) Columbia: ugh where am I WHAT?! am I at Satan's Kingdom?! This has to be a joke! UPA: it's no joke Columbia: UPA what are you doing here?! UPA: long story short I just got executed at the prison for eating a burger without paying Columbia: oh but anyways let's get out of here and apologize Warner Bros. Evil Miss M: and where do think you're going? Columbia: oh no it's Evil Miss M Evil Miss M: that's right today I will turn both of you into a ghost Columbia: no not the ghost! UPA: anything but the ghost! Evil Miss M: (turns Columbia Pictures and UPA into a Ghost) Columbia: OH NO! We've got turned into a ghost UPA: please turn us back to normal Evil Miss M: well guess what NO! You're going to stay as a ghost for 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999 years no until cartoonito's 1st anniversary so goodbye (walks away) Columbia: man she won't turn us back to normal I wonder if there's any food UPA: I hope they have good food (the end? (maybe))
