Ancient Fistory (1953)
- Directed by
- Seymour Kneitel
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 7 min
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This animated short is a gender-swapped parody of Cinderella. Popeye plays the role of the put-upon hero who hopes to attend a royal ball.
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What happens
Ancient Fistory is a 1953 American animated short film directed by Seymour Kneitel and starring Jack Mercer in multiple roles (including Popeye). The film was released by Paramount Pictures on January 30, 1953. It was based on a gender-reversed parody of the fairy tale Cinderella and a possible inspiration for the 1960 film Cinderfella starring Jerry Lewis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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