Barnacle Bill (1930) | Betty Boop is in Love With a Sailor
Channel: Screen Prism
Date: 2024-04-06

BARNACLE BILL is a Fleischer Studios animated short film. It is part of the Talkartoons series, and featured Betty Boop (known here as Nancy Lee). It was released on August 30, 1930.

Barnacle Bill (Bimbo) is a sailor on a ship that has just come into port. As soon as he can get off the ship, he heads for Nancy Lee's (Betty Boop) house. Bimbo and Betty begin singing the lyrics to a tame version of "Barnacle Bill the Sailor". The actions of the film follow along the song's storyline, with Barnacle Bimbo romancing Betty and then leaving her to go back to sea.

Directed by Dave Fleischer and Rudy Zamora who's uncredited
Produced by Max Fleischer
Starring Ann Little as Betty Boop and Billy Murray as Bimbo. Animation is by Rudy Zamora, Seymour Kneitel, Rudolph Eggeman, and Grim Natwick
Music by Manny Baer and Lou Fleischer who are uncredited.

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Chapters
0:00 - Credits
0:32 - Cartoon
7:55 - The End

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