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Betty Boop: Rhythm on the Reservation (1939)
Betty Boop: Rhythm on the Reservation (1939) is a 6-minute animated cartoon that airs free on Starlite TV's Laugh Track (CH 3) channel. Our rights research indicates it is in the U.S. public domain (evidence below).
About Betty Boop: Rhythm on the Reservation (1939)
Rhythm on the Reservation is a 1939 Fleischer Studios animated short film directed by Dave Fleischer and starring Betty Boop.
Betty Boop's Swing Band visits a Native American reservation. The natives borrow all the musical instruments, but not knowing their real purpose, they find odd uses for them. Betty demonstrates the correct use of the kettle drum and teaches the braves the true meaning of 'rhythm.'
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article Rhythm on the Reservation (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).
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- Laugh Track - CH 3, Comedy TV
Rights & source
- Basis: Documented as U.S. public domain (e.g. copyright not renewed / no notice)
- Evidence: Listed in Wikipedia "List of animated films in the public domain in the United States" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_films_in_the_public_domain_in_the_United_States), which cites Film Superlist / copyright renewal records (not renewed). Character names/designs may remain trademarks; no character art used in site branding.
- Credit: Content note: This cartoon contains ethnic and racial stereotypes and/or wartime propaganda that were wrong then and are wrong now. It is presented as a historical document.
- Music: Film soundtrack falls with the film; separately published songs not individually cleared.
- Source: Internet Archive
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