Monday, 7 February 2022

Now I Will Make a Black Eye Appear

Popeye employs something a little less than magic to get revenge for deadbeat Bluto splashing mustard on his face in We Aim To Please (1934).

That’s nothing, watch this, Popeye indicates. First we see that he has nothing hidden in his towel. You can follow the gag.



I’ve liked the title song ever since I saw this cartoon 60 years ago (Music by Sammy Timberg, lyrics by Jack Scholl). Interestingly, there are whole stretches where no background music is heard at all.

Willard Bowsky and Dave Tendlar receive screen credits for animation.
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  1. Hans Christian Brando7 February 2022 at 17:12

    Bluto's so shocked his hair turns gray. Popeye would perform the trick with more finesse (the influence of the Disney animators who were at Fleischer at the time?) several years later in "Kickin' the Conga Around."

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