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Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (English Subtitled)
Cartoon, Short.
In this short, Sindbad the Sailor (presumably Bluto playing a "role") proclaims himself, in song, to be the greatest sailor, adventurer and lover in the world and "the most remarkable, extraordinary fellow," a claim which is challenged by Popeye's arrival on his island with Olive Oyl and J. Wellington Wimpy in tow. Sindbad orders his huge Roc, to kidnap Popeye's girlfriend, Olive Oyl, and wreck Popeye's ship, forcing him and Wimpy to swim to shore. Sinbad relishes making Olive his trophy wife, which is interrupted by Popeye's arrival.
Sinbad then challenges the one-eyed sailor to a series of obstacles to prove his greatness, including fighting Roc, a two-headed giant named Boola (an apparent parody reference to The Three Stooges), and Sindbad himself. Popeye makes short work of the bird and the giant, but Sindbad almost gets the best of him until Popeye produces his can of spinach, which gives him the power to soundly defeat Sindbad and proclaim himself "the most remarkable, extraordinary fella."
A subtly dark running gag features the hamburger-loving Wimpy chasing after a duck on the island with a meat grinder, with the intention of grinding it up so that he can fry it into his favorite dish, but the duck not only escapes, but also snatches away Wimpy's last burger in retaliation when he gives up. Many of the scenes in this short feature make use of the Fleischer's Tabletop process, which used modeled sets to create 3D backgrounds for the cartoon. {Wikipedia}
Movie info
Directed by: Dave Fleischer
Voices: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wickie, Lou Fleischer
Music: Sammy Timberg, Sammy Lerner, Bob Rothberg
Animation: Willard Bowsky, George Germanetti, Edward Nolan, Orestes Calpini, Lillian Friedman
Release Date: 1936
Runtime: 16:33 min
Country: USA
Language: English, English Subtitled
Voices
Jack Mercer
Mae Questel
Gus Wickie
Lou Fleischer
Characters
Sindbad
Popeye
Olive Oyl
Wimpy
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