And stay-tuned, the month is nearly over... but we've still got one more installment to come in our Celebrating Betty series. Look for it on August 31st!
This month is the anniversary of Betty’s very first film appearance. Dizzy Dishes was released on August 9, 1930 as part of Fleischer Studios’ Talkartoon series. The cartoon's action all takes place in a nightclub. Betty makes only a brief appearance as a cabaret singer, but she catches the eye … and heart … of Bimbo the waiter, who is the star of the film. In this first appearance, Betty never speaks. Instead she sings I Have to Have You. The song was the start of her film career! 
Here are Betty’s first words on film:
Lovin', I have to have lovin', But when I'm having my lovin', I have to have boop-boop-a-doop Lovin', I must have my lovin', But when I'm having my lovin', I have to have you, I'm so blue, waiting for you to take me, Oh, I can't go on like this, give me a kiss, huh, and make me boop-boop-a-doop-a-doop, Whoopee, I want to make whoopee, and if I want to make whoopee, I have to have boop-boop-a-doop-a-doop, Boop-boop-a-doop… whoopee! I Have to Have You was a song written by Robin Whiting in 1929.
All this month we’ll be celebrating Betty Boop, from her first appearance as a saucy, dog-eared nightclub singer, to leading lady, to cultural icon.
We'll be adding a new installment to the exhibit every Tuesday this month, with a special bonus installment on August 9th. We hope you'll join us all this month as we celebrate the indomitable spirit, steadfast optimism and unfailing good will of Betty Boop!
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