| Stopping the Show | |
| Director: | Dave Fleischer |
| Animator: | Roland Crandall Rudolph Eggeman Al Eugster (uncredited) |
| Starring: | Mae Questel (uncredited) Gus Wickie |
| Music: | Sammy Timberg |
| Producer: | Max Fleischer |
| Studio: | Fleischer Studios |
| Distributor: | Paramount Pictures |
| Country: | United States |
| Color Process: | Black-and-white |
| Runtime: | 8 minutes |
| Language: | English |
Stopping the Show is a 1932 Fleischer Studios animated short, directed by Dave Fleischer. While it is not the first appearance of Betty Boop, it is the first short to be credited as "A Betty Boop Cartoon".[1]
Betty Boop appears on stage in a vaudeville theater. Her act consists of imitations of real-life singers, including Helen Kane, Fanny Brice and Maurice Chevalier. The cartoon audience enthusiastically cheers and applauds.