Fleets of Stren'th (1942)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Dave Fleischer

Writers:

Dan Gordon (story) &
Jack Mercer (story)

Release Date:

13 March 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Short | War

Plot:

Popeye's unconventional torpedo-loading technique get him a mild punishment: he's ordered to stand at attention...

Plot Keywords:

Popeye | Airplane | Spiral Staircase | Torpedo | WWII

Cast

Jack Mercer

...

Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

Runtime:

6 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #03181)

Company:

Fleischer Studios

Movie Connections:

References Superman (1941)

Popeye's Wildest World War II Cartoon Yet!

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Of the three "wartime" Popeye cartoons thus far (more was on the way), this was the wildest and most entertaining.

It is more cartoon-like in that it's one absurd scene after another, the kind you only get with a cartoon.

In here, Popeye, by himself, battles an entire fleet of airplanes off an enemy ship. It's unbelievable! Some of the earlier scenes are very funny and clever before the whole thing really gets frenetic with Popeye downing his spinach and turning into an airplane himself! This is really wild, scenes that will sound ridiculous if I described them in detail. Suffice to say, it's definitely a fun one to watch.