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THE FLAPPER STORY: ROARING 1920's DOCUMENTARY
The Flappers of the Roaring Twenties were a big inspiration to Max Fleisher films of the 20's and 30's. Flappers symbolized the rebellious party girl of the prosperous media-driven twenties. In 1920, as WWI and the Flu Pandemic of 1918/19 had just come to an end, women were granted the right to vote and the right to own their own property. For the first time women were showing their legs in public and wearing short hair styles. The flapper movement rebelled against the old social norms, and it embraced the wearing of rouge and lip color, drinking alcohol, smoking in public, and even wearing trousers. Meanwhile, prohibition was in full force by 1920, and speakeasies with illicit drinking were the rage (prohibition wouldn't end until the end of 1933). In 1920, the "talking box" was introduced with the birth of radio, and in 1926 the World Series was broadcast on the radio for the first time. By then there were over 700 radio stations across America. And in 1927, for the privileged few, the television was invented. The 1920's were quite an exciting time for a young woman, and the decade saw many advancements for women in shoes and undergarments. By the end of the decade silent movies had given way to the first "talking" motion pictures. The 1920's were also known as "The Age of Jazz" - the decade jazz music was born. The year 1925 brought the release of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby - the author's wife Zelda was the quintessential example of a flapper at the time. Other famous flappers included Clara Bow, Joan Crawford and Coco Channel. At the end of 1929 the stock market crashed, and sent the country into the Great Depression. Max Fleischer was quite fond of the

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THE FABULOUS FLAPPERS
 NEW GENERATION OF REBELLIOUS WOMEN
THE STEIN SONG  (SCREEN SONGS)
released September 6, 1930
​song also featured in:
RUDY VALLEE MELODIES  (SCREEN SONGS)
​August 5, 1932

SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME  (SCREEN SONGS)
​released January 31, 1932
PROHIBITION BLUES from
MINNIE THE MOOCHER  (TALKARTOONS)
released February 28, 1932
WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR
from SINK OR SWIM  (TALKARTOONS)
​released March 13, 1932
WHEN I'M PRESIDENT from
BETTY BOOP FOR PRESIDENT  (BETTY BOOP)
​released on November 4, 1932
THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN  (BETTY BOOP)
​released on August 4, 1933
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THE REAL McCOY  -  PROHIBITION DOCUMENTARY
DEMON RUN - PROHIBITION DOCUMENTARY
A NATION OF DRUNKARDS
WOMEN OF PROHIBITION
PROHIBITION CREATED THE MAFIA
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CLEVER WAYS TO HIDE BOOZE
THE FLAPPER  -  1920 , SILENT  (COLORIZED)
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