![]() Despite the owl's warnings, Betty is curious and declares, "I'm going up to see that old man of the mountain." and starts a trek up the mountainside. She confronts a passing owl, who in song describes the Old Man of the Mountain, a predatory hermit who threatens the livelihood of the villagers, particularly the women. In time, Betty Boop emerges from a guest house in order to find out what is going on. The short begins with a live-action introduction of Calloway and his orchestra, who perform a short chorus of " Minnie the Moocher" (written by Cab Calloway, Clarence Gaskill and Irving Mills) before performing a vamp of the title song, "The Old Man of the Mountain" (Billy Hill and Victor Young).Īs the cartoon proper begins, a lion on roller skates (made of rabbits) rushes from his guard post atop a mountain, racing into a nearby village shouting "Look out! The Old Man of the Mountain!" The lion's warning sparks a mass exodus of the other animals who pack up their things and start to flee as the lion continues to warn "Look out! The Old Man of the Mountain!" Calloway and his orchestra also perform all of the music in the cartoon, including two songs Calloway co-wrote. ![]() Calloway voices all of the characters in the cartoon save for Betty herself (voiced by Bonnie Poe, her singing voice provided by Mae Questel). Featuring music by Cab Calloway and his Orchestra (as with Minnie the Moocher), the short was originally released to theaters on Augby Paramount Pictures. The Old Man of the Mountain is a 1933 American pre-Code live-action/ animated short in the Betty Boop series, produced by Fleischer Studios. 5:45 (1972 redrawn color edition with titles, live-action footage and credits cut)
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