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Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930)

Helen Kane was the obvious model for the Betty Boop cartoons, even if the judge did rule against her - she sued the creators of the cartoon series and the case was in the court system for some- thing like two years.  So, what we have here is the inspiration for Betty Boop as an Annie Oakley type character head- lining a medicine show somewhere in the

great North West.  If anyone knows where we could obtain a copy of this movie, please let us know.  All the reviews we've seen of this film have been bad, but with Helen Kane as a female sharp- shooter in a cowgirl outfit - surely it's worth a look see.  This was Victor Moore's first film, and as you can see from the lobby card, it also features Frank Morgan - nine years before he became the Wizard of Oz.  Dangerous Nan is, of course,  the sister of the more famous Dangerous Dan.  Check out the song lyrics posted below.                                                                                                                                                                                                  KJW

DANGEROUS NAN McGREW From the film "Dangerous Nan McGrew" (1930) (Hartman / Goodhart) Helen Kane - 1930 Hotcha, Chacha, Vo-doe-de-oh, And Boop-oop Poop-oop-a-doop. Tootin', shootin', high-falutin', I make you loop the loop. I'm from the great North West. I'm dif'rent from the rest. Stand up, stand up, throw your hands up, I shoot pants and vest. Oh, I've been a bad girl all my life. I pick my teeth with a carving knife, And I make a widow of a wife. 'Cause I'm dangerous Nan McGrew. Why, I slapped Jack Dempsey in the face And I make barbed wire look like lace And I throw myself right out of place 'Cause I'm dangerous Nan McGrew. And I eat dynamite And I blow up in spite I shoot everything in sight Beware! Boom boom! Take Care! Poo poo! With one breath, I sink a boat And if anybody gets my goat I cut myself a piece of throat 'Cause I'm dangerous Nan McGrew. Why, bullets, they bounce right off my chest And I sleep on a hornet's nest Why, I'm the gal sends show men west 'Cause I'm dangerous Nan McGrew. Why, lions tremble when I frown When that great big Zeppelin came to town, Remember? I'm the one that held it down Because I'm dangerous Nan McGrew. I like destroying pelf I shoot bottles off the shelf I'm so bad I scare myself. Take care! Boom boom! Beware! Poo poo! Why, I pull a train right off the tracks And for perfume, I use shellac When mad dogs bite, I bite 'em back Grrrr! 'Cause I'm dangerous Nan McGrew!