[2] It is part of the Talkartoons series, and featured Betty Boop (here known as Nancy Lee) and Bimbo (as "Barnacle Bill").
Bimbo and Betty begin singing the lyrics to a tame version of "Barnacle Bill the Sailor".
The actions of the film follow along the song's storyline, with Barnacle Bimbo romancing Betty and then leaving her to go back to sea.
It has nothing to do with William Bernard, the sailor and California Gold Rush character known as "Barnacle Bill".
[3] In this cartoon, Betty Boop still retains some of the canine physical characteristics that she had in her first screen appearance, Dizzy Dishes.