Irene Bordoni sings with the Bouncing Ball; plus cartoon segments.Irene Bordoni sings with the Bouncing Ball; plus cartoon segments.Irene Bordoni sings with the Bouncing Ball; plus cartoon segments.
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Mae Questel
- Betty Boop
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Dave Fleischer
- Shamus Culhane(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe title refers to the 1929 song "Just a Gigolo" adapted by Irving Caesar from the Austrian song "Schöner Gigolo", written in 1928 by Leonello Casucci (music) and Julius Brammer (lyrics).
- ConnectionsReferenced in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- SoundtracksJust a Gigolo
(Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo)
Music by Leonello Casucci
German lyrics by Julius Brammer
English lyrics by Irving Caesar
Sung by Irène Bordoni
Featured review
Bouncing ball Betty
Fleischer were responsible for some brilliant cartoons, some of them still among my favourites. Their visual style was often stunning and some of the most imaginative and ahead of its time in animation.
'Just a Gigolo' doesn't really strike me as a Betty Boop cartoon and isn't really. Betty features in it but is used minimally, definitely think she should have been in it more. When she does appear, she steals the show and really spices things up in a way that much of everything else in 'Just a Gigolo' doesn't. Her sex appeal was quite daring for the time and to me there is an adorable sensual charm about her. That charm, sensuality and adorable factor is not lost anywhere here, nor her comic timing.
Animation is outstanding, everything is beautifully and meticulously drawn and the whole cartoon is rich in visual detail and imagination. Every bit as good is the music score, which delivers on the energy, lusciousness and infectiousness, great for putting anybody in a good mood.
The cartoon fares far better in the animated segments, which are not only beautifully animated but also very amusing and well-timed, with a real liveliness. Just wish there was much more of it.
Especially considering that the live action, outside of the pretty charming title number and Irene Bordini, is not near as memorable or interesting. Don't remember much about the live action parts and found that there was very little to them, non-descriptly plotted and thin and bland in content.
Considering that there is more live action than animation in 'Just a Gigolo' this is quite a big problem, even more so that the quality divide between them is so vast. Only Betty makes much impression of the characters.
Overall, moderately interesting but very uneven. 6/10 Bethany Cox
'Just a Gigolo' doesn't really strike me as a Betty Boop cartoon and isn't really. Betty features in it but is used minimally, definitely think she should have been in it more. When she does appear, she steals the show and really spices things up in a way that much of everything else in 'Just a Gigolo' doesn't. Her sex appeal was quite daring for the time and to me there is an adorable sensual charm about her. That charm, sensuality and adorable factor is not lost anywhere here, nor her comic timing.
Animation is outstanding, everything is beautifully and meticulously drawn and the whole cartoon is rich in visual detail and imagination. Every bit as good is the music score, which delivers on the energy, lusciousness and infectiousness, great for putting anybody in a good mood.
The cartoon fares far better in the animated segments, which are not only beautifully animated but also very amusing and well-timed, with a real liveliness. Just wish there was much more of it.
Especially considering that the live action, outside of the pretty charming title number and Irene Bordini, is not near as memorable or interesting. Don't remember much about the live action parts and found that there was very little to them, non-descriptly plotted and thin and bland in content.
Considering that there is more live action than animation in 'Just a Gigolo' this is quite a big problem, even more so that the quality divide between them is so vast. Only Betty makes much impression of the characters.
Overall, moderately interesting but very uneven. 6/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Apr 16, 2018
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- Runtime8 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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