| Musical Justice | |
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| Directed by | Aubrey Scotto |
| Starring | Rudy Vallée Mae Questel Victor Young |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Musical Justice is a 1931 Paramount Pictures musical short starring Betty Boop and Rudy Vallée and directed by Aubrey Scotto.
Plot summary
Musical Justice stars Rudy Vallée as judge and His Connecticut Yankees as jury presiding over the Court of Musical Justice. The judge hears three separate cases.
The final case is the State vs. Betty Boop, in which the judge tells Betty Boop (Mae Questel) that "she has broken every law of music". Boop's rendition of "Don't Take My Boop-Oop-A-Doop Away" results in a verdict of not guilty.
Cast
- Rudy Vallée as Judge
- Victor Young as Judicial Bandleader
- Mae Questel as Betty Boop
Soundtrack
- "Don't Take My Boop-Oop-A-Doop Away" music by Sammy Timberg
- Sung by Mae Questel
Production background
- This is one of only two movies to portray a live-action Betty Boop. The other is a 1932 episode of the Paramount series Hollywood on Parade, in which Bonnie Poe portrays Betty Boop.
- According to a draft of the script, Betty Boop was originally to be played in Musical Justice by Margie Hines.
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