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Popeye the Sailor (1933)

Popeye the Sailor poster
Directed by
Dave Fleischer
Genre
musical film, crossover fiction
Country
United States
Runtime
7 min
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 56 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Popeye appears in his first animated short. He gets into a silly conflict with a rival over Betty Boop. Popeye uses his strength to save the day.

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What happens

Popeye the Sailor (titled onscreen as Popeye the Sailor with Betty Boop) is a 1933 animated short produced by Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Publix Corporation. While billed as a Betty Boop cartoon, it was produced as a vehicle for Popeye in his debut animated appearance. Because of this, Betty makes a cameo appearance in the cartoon, while Popeye is the star of the cartoon. As the cartoon was released in 1933, Popeye's cartoon debut will be in the public domain in 2029. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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