Underplayed Gems

Kitty from Kansas City (1931)

Kitty from Kansas City poster
Directed by
Dave Fleischer
Genre
animation, music, comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
8 min
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Betty Boop tries to get to Rudy Valley in a 1931 animated short. She runs into comedic trouble on the way. Halfway through the film, Rudy Vallee appears and leads a sing-along of the title song.

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What happens

Kitty from Kansas City is a 1931 animated short film which is presented by Max Fleischer and was originally released by Paramount Pictures. The film, with features Betty Boop as she attempts to comically get to Rudy Valley, features a sing-along of the song "Kitty From Kansas City", a song that Vallee released on vinyl via the Victor record label. Hence the name of Betty Boop's destination; it features a cameo of Rudy Vallee, who is featured half-way through the film. He invites the audience, via disguise, to sing-along to the title song. The song which is sung during the film is about a woman who is called Kitty. The song discusses that she was unintelligent and was also unattractive, but is still loved nonetheless. Copyrighted on November 3, 1931, and released 2 days prior, the film is part of the "follow the bouncing ball" series of films entitled Screen Songs. These sets of films would invite the audience to sing along to a selected song. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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