Popeye the Sailor (1933)
Filed under: Animation, 1930s, Early Sound, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Popeye, U.S.A.,
Popeye the Sailor
Directed by:Seymour Kneitel (animation director)
Producers: Animated by:Seymour Kneitel
William Henning
Music by:Manny Baer
Lou Fleischer
Studio: Release date:14/07/1933
Running time:7 min
Color process:B&W
Synopsis
This Popeye The Sailor cartoon features Betty Boop, as well as a live action intro featuring Popeye on the cover of a real newspaper. In this cartoon short Olive and Popeye go to the fun fare, and play games in attempt to win prizes, only to be usurped by the villain Bluto, who tries to kidnap Olive later on in the cartoon and places her on the train tracks.
One interesting visual gag repeated is Popeye’s ability to punch a large object into many smaller pieces of the same object, such as him turning a giant tuna fish into smaller cans of packaged tuna. In one sequence, Betty Boop dances on stage in a Hawaiian outfit, with Popeye joining her wearing a skirt made of the Bearded Lady’s hair.
References:
IMDb. “Popeye the Sailor.” IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024461/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt.