Seein' Red, White 'N' Blue (1943)

Original title

Seein' Red, White 'n' Blue

Directed by

Dan Gordon

Genre

propaganda film

Country

United States

Runtime

7 min

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Popeye and Bluto are forced to fight together against Japanese spies, Hirohito, and Adolf Hitler. Bluto tries to get out of the draft but ends up in battle anyway. The cartoon is a wartime propaganda short with wild gags and fourth wall breaks.

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What happens

Seein' Red, White 'N' Blue is a 1943 American propaganda cartoon short featuring Popeye The Sailor, and was directed by Dan Gordon and Jim Tyer. The cartoon revolves around Bluto trying to escape the draft, but ends up fighting alongside Popeye against some Japanese spies, Hirohito and Adolf Hitler. The cartoon is noticeable for its direction being more reminiscent of a Looney Tunes or Tex Avery cartoon, with wild, frenetic takes and fourth wall breaking gags geared at adults. This cartoon's score also features an excerpt of the tune of "I Don't Want To Walk Without You" which was first heard onscreen in Paramount's movie Sweater Girl. The song would be used again in a later Popeye short, Klondike Casanova, in 1946. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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