

Poe who had originally provided the role for Betty in one of the several Betty Boop radio shows, and live-action film Hollywood on Parade No. Little Ann Little from 1933-1933 and Bonnie Poe from 1933-1934. Harriet Lee did one cartoon in 1931 as Betty Boop in the Dangerous Nan McGrew role.

In the earlier cartoons Margie Hines started the role from 1930 up until 1932.

It turns out that Little Ann Little, did not debut as Betty Boop until 1933, with her first cartoon as Betty being Betty Boop's Big Boss. Little Ann Little would often steal the title "The Original Betty Boop" and would often lie and claim that she provided the voices for Betty in Margie Hines' earlier roles. In 1934 she continued to perform to live audiences and also for a short time joined a Betty Boop girl group called Four Betty Boop Girls, which consisted of Mae Questel, Bonnie Poe and Little Ann Little. And around that time was performing with orchestras. In 1933 Hines appeared in the film short Strange Case of Hennessy. Most of the characters she voiced would sing in the popular baby-talk style, minus the odd few. When Hines portrayed the character, she made her sound almost like Betty Boop. One of the main characters Hines portrayed for the studio was Countess Cat. They decided to sign Margie Hines to do the voices and the singing in her popular baby-talk style and opera style for their cartoons. The Van Beuren Studios were making cartoons which would feature vocals. After her role had ended, she then went to tour on the vaudeville stage as "Miss Majorie Hines Betty Boop In Person" and not too long after appeared in the live-action film short The Perfect Suitor as leading lady beside Benny Rubin. Hines' contract with Paramount Pictures ended near the end of 1931, she recorded her final lines for Betty Boop and then was replaced by Mae Questel. The cartoon wasn't released until the 25th of November in 1932. The last original Betty Boop cartoon to feature the voice of Margie Hines was I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, recorded August 11th, 1932. Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie, on the 27th of January, 1932, and Betty Boop's Bizzy Bee, recorded on the 27th of April, 1932. Hines recorded A Hunting We Will Go in 1932. After the screen had played, Fleischer then projected a Betty Boop cartoon for the audience. At that event Max introduced Margie Hines as the voice behind Betty Boop and projected a photo of her on the screen. On the 25th of September in 1931, Max Fleischer attended a Betty Boop radio event at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, which was the Radio Electrical World Fair. Other cartoons she recorded in 1931 were Jack and the Beanstalk and Dizzy Red Riding Hood. On the 16th of December in 1931, Margie recorded for The Dancing Fool which was released on the 8th of April in 1932. The animated short was released on the 11th of March in 1932. She sang the song " Oh, Mama What Can We Do?". On the 13th of November in 1931, Margie recorded for Swim or Sink. On the 1st of September, Hines recorded for Any Rags?, which was released on the 2nd of January in 1932. On the 4th of August in 1931, Hines recorded for Mask-A-Raid, and the cartoon was released on the 7th of November in 1931. The cartoon wasn't released until January, 1932. She was also featured as Betty Boop in Betty Boop in Boop-Boop-a-Doopwhich she recorded on the 1st of October, 1931. The cartoon was released on the 16th of October in 1931. The next cartoon she recorded for was In the Shade of the Old Apple Sauce, on the 17th of July in 1931. Hines recorded her lines for Bimbo's Initiation on the 12th of June in 1931 and the cartoon was released on the 24th of July in 1931. The role of Betty was shared by both women, and they would both usually take turns playing the character and in some cartoons would share the role. In 1931, Mae Questel who had also entered the Helen Kane contests made her debut as Betty Boop in Silly Scandals. She also claimed that her "Boop-Boop-a-Doop" routine was based on "hot licks" which is probably better known as scat singing. The cartoon was released on the 26th of December. While doing the voice for the animated character Betty Boop, Hines would say that she did Betty's voice in her own baby-voice and did not relate the vocals to the "Boop-Boop-a-Doop" contests. The final cartoon Hines recorded for was Mysterious Mose, which she recorded on the 8th of November, in which she sang the theme song by the same name. The cartoon was released on the 12th of December in 1930. On the 17th of October of 1930, Hines recorded for Accordion Joe. She recorded the lines for the fair maiden Nancy Lee on the 13th of June in 1930. The cartoon was released on the 9th of August in 1930. Hines recorded the vocals on the 26th of May, 1930. In this cartoon Betty Boop sings " I Have To Have You" on stage. Hines' first role as Betty Boop was in the animated short Dizzy Dishes.
