I'm in the Army Now (1936)

To impress Olive, Bluto and Popeye try to convince an Army recruiter to sign him up.

Directors:

Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky (uncredited)

Stars:

Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wickie

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Jack Mercer	...	Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Mae Questel	...	Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Gus Wickie	...	Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Storyline

Olive tells the boys she loves a man in a uniform, so they try to sign up at the recruiting station, but they can only take one. There follows a duel of clips from previous shorts as they attempt to prove who is the winner.

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Plot Keywords:

popeye the sailor character | olive oyl character | bluto character | romantic rival | army recruit | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Animation | Family | Short

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Certificate:

Approved

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of a number of Popeye shorts which were sent off to Asia in the 80's to undergo the infamous redraw and colorization process.

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Alternate Versions

There is a redrawn colorized version from 1987 originally commissioned by Ted Turner.

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Connections

Features Shoein' Hosses (1934)

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Soundtracks

The Stars and Stripes Forever
Music by John Philip Sousa

User Reviews

Anything To Please Olive

"I'm crazy about a man in uniform," coos Olive Oyl, who is walking down the street arm-in- arm with both Popeye and Bluto. Since both are nuts over the skinny woman, they both rush in to the Army Recruting Station down the street. "I only have room for one," says the recruiter. (Since when?)

Bluto and Popeye show pictures (which are translated into short movies for us) showing the recruiter how brave and tough they have been in the past. They show themselves as gunslingers, swordsmen, etc.

Who wins the contest and who gets Olive? Well, you can probably guess. Overall, this was okay but nothing noteworthy.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1936 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fleischer Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

6 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1