You're a Sap, Mr. Jap
You're a Sap, Mr. Jap is a 1942 one-reel Popeye the Sailor animated cartoon short subject released by Paramount Pictures.[1] It was the first cartoon short to be produced by Famous Studios.[2] It is one of the best-known World War II propaganda cartoons.
| You're a Sap, Mr. Jap | |
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| Directed by | Dan Gordon |
| Produced by | Seymour Kneitel Isadore Sparber Dan Gordon Sam Buchward (assistant) |
| Story by | Jim Tyer Carl Meyer |
| Starring | Jack Mercer |
| Animation by | Jim Tyer George Germanetti Tom Johnson (uncredited) Ben Solomen (uncredited) Frank Endres (uncredited) |
| Color process | Black-and-white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | September 6, 1942 |
Running time | 7:13 |
| Language | English |
Plot
Popeye singlehandedly defeating the crew of a Japanese battleship in which two of their crew members posed as fishermen in the Pacific Ocean.
Production notes
You're a Sap, Mr. Jap is one of the few Popeye the Sailor cartoons not to feature Bluto, Olive Oyl, or Wimpy. A version of this cartoon was presented by Associated Artists Productions, Inc. in the 1950s. The film title gets its name from a novelty song written by James Cavanaugh, John Redmond and Nat Simon.
The film was unavailable for commercial release for years due to its racially offensive caricaturing of the Japanese.[2][3][4]
See also
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 123–124. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
- Phil Hall (June 5, 2009). "The Bootleg Files:Popeye in "You're a Sap, Mr. Jap"". Film Threat. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- Jeanne T. Heidler (2007). Daily Lives of Civilians in Wartime Modern America. Greenwood Publishing Company. p. 89. ISBN 0-313-33534-6.
- Jamie S. Rich (November 4, 2008). "Popeye the Sailor: 1941-1943, Vol. 3". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2009-06-09.