The Royal Somoans
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THE ROYAL SOMOANS
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In 1932, The Royal Somoans appeared in Max Fleischer's short film Betty Boop's Bamboo Island. The cartoon is known for Betty's topless hula dance where she is covered up by a statically placed Lei. The dance sequence was later revived in a 1933 Popeye The Sailor cartoon, and again in 1934's Betty Boop's Rise To Fame. The hula dance scene was a classic example of the rotoscope - Max Fleischer's 1917 invention that revolutionized animation.
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BETTY BOOP'S BAMBOO ISLAND - 1933
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FIJI AND SOMOA - 1933
1930's AMERICAN SOMOA PHOTO ALBUM
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SOL HOOPII
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SOL HOOPII
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SOL HOOPII
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