Mask-A-Raid (1931)
4/10
Not among Betty's best, as there's just too much singing and not enough plot.
20 February 2014
This Betty Boop cartoon is very weak. Some of the time, her cartoons were just crammed with music--and this is certainly one of those times. There are three songs in just a short cartoon! The cartoon begins with Betty wearing a long gown walking through the palace*. The king definitely admires her attributes. However, Bimbo definitely wanted her and was interested in some cross-species love. Not surprisingly, the king was not pleased with this and he and his guards try to capture Bimbo.

Like some of the Boop cartoons before she was cleaned up due to the 1934 Production Code, this one sells sex all the way. Betty shows off her cleavage and the men go wild for her in this one. Unfortunately, there just isn't much more to this one. It's thin on plot and is just jam-packed with music. Not particularly enjoyable but very well animated.

*Holding the tail of Betty's dress are two small mice who look just about identical to Mickey Mouse. I am pretty sure this was NOT an accident.
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