| Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dave Fleischer |
| Produced by | Max Fleischer Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | Jack Mercer Mae Questel Gus Wickie Lou Fleischer |
| Music by | Samuel Lerner Bob Rothberg Sammy Timberg |
| Animation by | Willard Bowsky George Germanetti Edward Nolan Lillian Freedman Charles Addams Lou Appet Alden Getz Jack Kirby Harry Lampert Martin Taras |
| Studio | Fleischer Studios |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 27, 1936 |
| Running time | 16:33 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | The Spinach Roadster |
| Followed by | I'm in the Army Now |
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Plot
Trivia
- Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor was the first of three Popeye special extended-length shorts (with a run time of over 16 minutes each) to be produced by Fleischer Studios, as well as the first color Popeye short.
- This short was selected for archiving in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
- Special effects artist Ray Harryhausen mentioned in an interview that Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor was a major influence when he created the special effects for the 1958 adventure film The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, which he also co-produced.
Production notes
- Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor is one of a number of Fleischer Studios/Famous Studios/Paramount-produced Popeye the Sailor cartoons in the public domain in the United States.
- This short used a three-dimensional stereoptical process, utilizing modeled sets, to create the 3D backgrounds shown in the cartoon