Hollywood on Parade 11

Hollywood on Parade was a series of short subjects produced by Paramount Pictures between 1932 and 1934. They showcased the studio's stars both in newsreel-type footage (glimpses of Hollywood figures at premieres, parties, the races, etc.) and in new material such as sketches or musical numbers. The print quality of these isn't the greatest, but nevertheless there's some interesting stuff here. Also note that there's a numbering system associated with these shorts, but because some of the information I've found is conflicting and confusing, I just made up my own numbers to differentiate between them.

In this installment, Eddie Borden visits a Hollywood wax museum where many wax figures of the stars are on display. First Eddie has a little chat with a sculpture of Clara Bow, until he finds out that husband Rex Bell standing next to her is the genuine article. Rex suggests that Eddie try Betty Boop instead. She's alive too and sings "My Silent Love" before being interrupted by Bela Lugosi's Dracula -- "you have booped your last boop." Eddie then goes hunting for Betty, and on the way he runs into a number of other living wax figures, including Dorothy Burgess, Charlie Murray and George Sidney (who decide to help him in his search), Marie Prevost, and Gayne Whitman as Chandu the Magician. As it turns out, Chandu's the one holding poor Betty Boop captive.