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  • Spinach Packin' Popeye (1944)
  • Short | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Spinach Packin' Popeye (1944)
Short | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Popeye donates blood, then dashes off to a boxing match with Bluto. He loses. Olive, who heard this on the radio, rejects him as no longer strong enough for her and is preparing to join the army (where Bluto apparently is). Popeye stops ...See morePopeye donates blood, then dashes off to a boxing match with Bluto. He loses. Olive, who heard this on the radio, rejects him as no longer strong enough for her and is preparing to join the army (where Bluto apparently is). Popeye stops her at the door and insists on showing her sequences from two earlier two-reelers to prove his strength, but she's unimpressed. Fortunately, this was all a dream; he awakens in the blood bank and dashes over to see Olive, who reaffirms her love. Written by Jon Reeves See less
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Directors
Izzy Sparber (as I. Sparber) | Willard Bowsky (animation director: earlier cartoon clips) (uncredited) | Dave Fleischer (earlier 1930's clips) (uncredited) | Dave Tendlar (animation director) (uncredited)
Writer
Bill Turner (story)
Producers
Dan Gordon (producer) (uncredited) | Seymour Kneitel (producer) (uncredited) | Izzy Sparber (producer) (uncredited)
Composers
Winston Sharples (uncredited) | Sammy Timberg (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Updated Jul 21, 1944
Release date
Jul 21, 1944 (United States)

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4 cast members
Name Known for
Burton Goodman
Boxing Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Boxing Announcer (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Casper & Wendy (1962)
Jack Mercer
Popeye (voice) (uncredited) Popeye (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Popeye (1980)
Mae Questel
Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Gus Wicke
Bluto (earlier 'Popeye Meets Sinbad' and 'Popeye Meets Ali Baba' footage) (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited) Bluto (earlier 'Popeye Meets Sinbad' and 'Popeye Meets Ali Baba' footage) (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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