Jacob Burns Film Festival: The Fleischer Brothers Betty Boop Cartoons

Made in Manhattan, the cartoons of Dave and Max Fleischer captured the distinct melting-pot flavor of the city streets. Filled with jazz music, ethnic accents, and unmistakable references to the Fleischers’ Jewish immigrant background, their cartoons teemed with urban energy. Independent, confident, and sassy, Betty Boop emerged as the Fleischers’ biggest star, and one of the most enduring heroines in cartoon history.

Jacob Burns Film Festival