Bess Orange and the 7 Clever Boys

Bess Orange and the 7 Clever Boys (sometimes referred to as just Bess Orange) is a two-reel animated short and the twenty-fifth in the Mighty B! theatrical short series (presented as a Mighty B! Color Special), produced in Technicolor and the only color entry in the series. created as a parody on the then recently released Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bess Orange reframes the story in modern day Hollywood with Bessie in the title role, along with a swing focused soundtrack.

Plot
Bess Orange is a young aspiring actress yearning for stardom, however her wicked stepmother, a former Vaudeville actress, wants none of it and longs for a comeback, despite being considered a has been. Bessie decides to run away for Hollywood, eventually settling in a nearby mansion, hoping it would be either Fredric March or Bing Crosby's, however it turns out to be the home of the 7 Clever Boys (a performance group who's members are all played by Ben), Donny, Ronny, Sonny, Bonny, Tonny, Jonny and Doe, who grants Bess their asylum.

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Production Notes

 * The short used Fleischer Studio's Stereoptical process, in order to provide some scenes with additional depth of field, the same process was used for the first two Popeye color specials and the Color Classics series.
 * Bessie in the original comic strip was depicted with a light yellow hair, but for this short, it's presented in a bright orange color to take advantage of the Technicolor technology.

Home Media
Bess Orange and the 7 Clever Boys is is available on Blu-ray and DVD in the Olive Films release The Mighty B!: Volume 2, 1937-39.