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I'll be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You
I'll be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You © Fleischer Studios

Introduced by Louis Armstrong and his band, this Betty Boop short features Betty on safari in the jungle with Koko and Bimbo, when they're ambushed by cannibal natives. Koko and Bimbo escape from the pot and rescue Betty, only to be persued by the disembodied head of the native chief, which turns into a a live-action film of Louis Armstrong, singing "I'll be glad when you're Dead'

Created by: Fleischer Studios
Released: 1932
Language: English
Country of Origin: USA
Style: 2D animation
Viewer Warning: Blatant racism and general strangeness
Featuring the voices of:
Louis Armstrong ... Cannibal chief, crocodile
Mae Questel ... Betty Boop
Featuring Live-Action Actors:
Louis Armstrong ... Himself
Directed by: David Fleischer
Produced by: Max Fleischer
Songs by: Louis Armstrong
Animated by: Willard Bowsky and Ralph Somerville
Of Interest:

One of the very earliest appearances of Louis Armstrong on film, and possibly the very first live performance with his band.

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