Billy Murray

Billy Murray

Born: May 25, 1877
Died: August 17, 1954
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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William Thomas Murray was one of the most popular musicians in the United States in the early 20th century. While he received star billing in vaudeville, he was best known for his prolific work in the recording studio, making records for almost every record label of the era.

Movies for Billy Murray...

I Heard
Title: I Heard
Character: Bimbo (voice)
Released: September 1, 1933
Type: Movie
The miners at Never Mine go to Betty Boop's Tavern (a jazz-jumpin' place) for lunch. Back in the mine, Bimbo delves into weird realms.
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Betty Boop's May Party
Title: Betty Boop's May Party
Character: Bimbo (voice)
Released: May 11, 1933
Type: Movie
Betty and Bimbo, as Queen and King of the May, host a giant outdoor party that gets sprayed with rubber. Koko appears briefly.
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Betty Boop's Birthday Party
Title: Betty Boop's Birthday Party
Character: Bimbo (voice) (uncredited)
Released: April 20, 1933
Type: Movie
Betty drudges in the kitchen alone until her friends (including Bimbo and Koko) hold a surprise birthday party for her… which gets rowdy.
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Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions
Title: Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions
Character: Bimbo (voice)
Released: January 27, 1933
Type: Movie
In a circus tent, Betty, Bimbo and Koko demonstrate some gadgets reminiscent of TV ads; an animated sewing machine gets out of hand.
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Romantic Melodies
Title: Romantic Melodies
Character: Bimbo (voice)
Released: October 20, 1932
Type: Movie
Bimbo leads an awful German street band to serenade Betty Boop, but she prefers Arthur Tracy, 'Street Singer of the Air,' who in live- action sings several old-fashioned songs with a Bouncing Ball.
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Stopping the Show
Title: Stopping the Show
Character: Bimbo (voice) (uncredited)
Released: August 11, 1932
Type: Movie
At the theatre, a 'Paramouse Noose Reel' and a Bimbo and Koko cartoon are followed by Betty Boop's stage performance; she sings and does imitations of Fanny Brice and Maurice Chevalier.
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The Betty Boop Limited
Title: The Betty Boop Limited
Character: Bimbo (voice)
Released: July 1, 1932
Type: Movie
On a special train, Betty's show troupe rehearses: Betty sings, Bimbo juggles, and Koko does a soft-shoe. The train itself also does tricks.
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Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Title: Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Character: Bimbo (voice)
Released: May 19, 1932
Type: Movie
Betty Boop, a nursemaid, meets a masher in the park; with the Bouncing Ball, Ethel Merman sings the title song.
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The Dancing Fool
Title: The Dancing Fool
Character: Bimbo (voice)
Released: April 7, 1932
Type: Movie
Daredevil sign painters Bimbo and Koko like what they see through the window of Betty Boop's Dancing School, and stay for a lesson.
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Crazy-Town
Title: Crazy-Town
Character: Bimbo (voice) (uncredited)
Released: March 25, 1932
Type: Movie
Betty Boop and Bimbo take a wild streetcar ride to Crazy Town, where birds swim, fish fly, and everthing else reverses normal behavior.
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S.O.S.
Title: S.O.S.
Character: Bimbo (voice)
Released: March 11, 1932
Type: Movie
A sinking ship leaves three survivors on a life raft: Bimbo, Koko and Betty Boop. Good news/bad news: they're rescued by a pirate ship…
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Minnie the Moocher
Title: Minnie the Moocher
Character: Bimbo (voice) (uncredited)
Released: March 11, 1932
Type: Movie
Betty Boop and Bimbo run away from home, but that night they are scared by a chorus of ghosts singing the title song.
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Boop-Oop-A-Doop
Title: Boop-Oop-A-Doop
Character: Bimbo (voice)
Released: January 16, 1932
Type: Movie
In the circus, Betty Boop is the lion tamer, sings the title tune on the high wire, and fights off the lecherous ringmaster.
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Dizzy Red Riding-Hood
Title: Dizzy Red Riding-Hood
Character: Bimbo (voice)
Released: December 12, 1931
Type: Movie
Betty Boop goes to Grandma's through the woods despite wolf warnings; but Bimbo follows and gives the old story a new twist.
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Jack and the Beanstalk
Title: Jack and the Beanstalk
Character: Bimbo (voice)
Released: November 20, 1931
Type: Movie
A Max & Dave Fleischer cartoon from 1931. Bimbo climbs a beanstalk to find Betty Boop enslaved by the giant.
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Mask-A-Raid
Title: Mask-A-Raid
Character: Bimbo (voice)
Released: November 6, 1931
Type: Movie
Betty Boop is queen of the Masquerade Ball where, among other antics, Bimbo and a lecherous old man vie for her affections.
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In the Shade of the Old Applesauce
Title: In the Shade of the Old Applesauce
Character: Bimbo
Released: October 16, 1931
Type: Movie
This short animation is dubbed a "Paramount Screen Souvenir" is a lost Fleischer Studios Screen Song featuring Betty Boop and Bimbo.
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Minding the Baby
Title: Minding the Baby
Character: Bimbo / Aloysius (voice) (uncredited)
Released: September 26, 1931
Type: Movie
Bimbo's minding his baby brother, but neighbor Betty Boop (with dog's ears) wants him to come over and play.
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Bimbo's Express
Title: Bimbo's Express
Character: Bimbo (voice) (uncredited)
Released: August 21, 1931
Type: Movie
Betty Boop (with dog's ears) is moving; Bimbo comes with his moving van and is smitten with her. Songs: "Moving Day," "Hello Beautiful."
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Bimbo's Initiation
Title: Bimbo's Initiation
Character: Bimbo (voice) (uncredited)
Released: July 24, 1931
Type: Movie
Bimbo finds himself surrounded by a mysterious group of robed figures who invite him to become a member of their secret organisation. When he refuses, they fling him through a nightmarish sequence of terror and torture devices. Will our hapless hero make it out alive?
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Silly Scandals
Title: Silly Scandals
Character: Bimbo (voice)
Released: May 22, 1931
Type: Movie
In a vaudeville act, Betty Boop (with dog's ears) sings "You're Drivin' Me Crazy;" Bimbo sneaks into the show and runs afoul of a stage hypnotist.
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Any Little Girl That's a Nice Little Girl
Title: Any Little Girl That's a Nice Little Girl
Character: Bimbo/Singer (voice)
Released: April 17, 1931
Type: Movie
A Bouncing-Ball rendition of the title song features animated cats.
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In My Merry Oldsmobile
Title: In My Merry Oldsmobile
Character: Lucille / Young Johnny Steel / Chorus / Narrator
Released: March 14, 1931
Type: Movie
A lady is rescued from a villain by a heroic young man, who then takes her for a spin in his Oldsmobile.
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Swing You Sinners!
Title: Swing You Sinners!
Character: Bimbo (voice)
Released: September 23, 1930
Type: Movie
Bimbo is seen late at night, trying to steal a chicken. He runs away from a policeman and enters a haunted cemetery. Various ghosts and monsters tell him that he will be punished for his sin.
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Barnacle Bill
Title: Barnacle Bill
Character: Barnacle Bill (Bimbo)
Released: August 29, 1930
Type: Movie
Sailor Bimbo (as Barnacle Bill) jumps ship with his little black book and visits his lady friend, Betty Boop (with dog's ears).
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Dizzy Dishes
Title: Dizzy Dishes
Character: Bimbo
Released: August 8, 1930
Type: Movie
The Fleischer's Talkartoon short that debuted the now infamous Betty Boop.
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The Family Album
Title: The Family Album
Released: July 15, 1930
Type: Movie
Short sponsored by Western Electric to explain to the general public how their newest technology works. Animation by Frank Moser and Paul Terry.
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Noah's Lark
Title: Noah's Lark
Released: October 24, 1929
Type: Movie
Noah seems to have major problems with his animals when they all get restless and leave the ship to go to Coney Island and Luna Park to get away from him.
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Finding His Voice
Title: Finding His Voice
Released: June 21, 1929
Type: Movie
Animated figure Talkie gets a visit from his friend Mutie in search for a job. Talkie takes him to the Western Electric sound lab...