In this 1937 release Popeye continues fighting the good
fight against classical villains such as Sinbad in 1936. This story has him in
the Middle East where he meets up with Ali Baba and his Forty Thieves. The
battle is on for our intrepid hero, as he seemingly waltzes his way through the
swords and knives, armed with only his can of spinach and a wry sense of humor.
They always seem to save the day for him, so he must have known something we
don’t. Or maybe it wasn’t really spinach? Just athought…
So many of the early cartoons, as well as films, were based
upon classical literature, which is not as common these days. The box office
demands something new each week, devouring millions, but imparting very little
of really classical variety; the occasional “Merchant of Venice” with Al Pacino
excepted. But, those films are rare these days.
Even the earliest of the silent cartoons were set to
classical music when we were kids. TV had to have soundtracks, so they largely
used classical recordings without copyrights. No matter, they gave so many of
us kids in the 1950’s an ear for music. No point to this post, just more
ramblings from the past for consumption by others in the future. Enjoy the
cartoon, and listen to Popeye closely. He says some funny stuff.
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