Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s, Volume 2

Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s, Volume 2 is the fifth volume in a series of DVD by Warner Archive Collection released by Warner Home Video collecting, in chronological order, the theatrical Popeye cartoons originally distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is also the second authorized collection of theatrical Popeye cartoons to be released on a Blu-ray disc. It contains 15 color Popeye cartoons released in 1946 and 1947 that were produced by Famous Studios. Both the Blu-ray and the DVD were released on June 18, 2019.[1]

Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s, Volume 2
Directed byIsadore Sparber
Seymour Kneitel
Bill Tytla
StarringPopeye
Olive Oyl
Bluto
Music byWinston Sharples
Distributed byWarner Home Video
King Features Entertainment
Release date
June 18, 2019 (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Background

In 1945, veteran Disney animator Bill Tytla joined Famous Studios as an animation director. He was with Famous Studios through the early 1950s. Tytla designed a little girl character who would replace Little Lulu during this time, Little Audrey.[2] While all of the cartoons in this collection are in color with most of them in Technicolor, some of the cartoons were filmed in the less expensive Cinecolor process.[3]

Cartoon listing with director credit

1946
  • House Tricks (Seymour Kneitel)
  • Service with a Guile (Bill Tytla)
  • Klondike Casanova (Isadore Sparber)
  • Peep in the Deep (Seymour Kneitel)
  • Rocket to Mars (Bill Tytla)
  • Rodeo Romeo (Isadore Sparber)
  • The Fistic Mystic (Seymore Kneitel)
  • The Island Fling1 (Bill Tytla)

1947
  • Abusement Park (Isadore Sparber)
  • I'll Be Skiing Ya (Isadore Sparber)
  • Popeye and the Pirates (Seymour Kneitel)
  • The Royal Four-Flusher (Seymour Kneitel)
  • Wotta Knight (Isadore Sparber)
  • Safari So Good (Isadore Sparber)
  • All's Fair at the Fair (Seymour Kneitel)

Disclaimers

On the back cover, there is a disclaimer stating that this Blu-ray and DVD collection is intended for the adult collector and may not be suitable for children. More detailed wording in an opening screen explains that the ethnic stereotypes depicted in such cartoons as Rocket to Mars, The Island Fling and Wotta Knight are considered to be offensive today but are included because they are part of the history of these cartoons. An additional cartoon has a disclaimer preceding it, Popeye and the Pirates has an edited print which cuts out the scene where Popeye transitions from being in drag into having a sailor suit, presumably due to nudity. This clip has been edited out since the original theatrical showing in 1947. This clip is presumed lost or destroyed.

Notes
  1. ^ This short is not made available for streaming purchase in digital stores due to ethnic controversy.

See also

References
  1. "Warner Archive Collection Releases "POPEYE THE SAILOR: The 1940s" Vol. 2". Animation Scoop. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  2. "Famous Studios 1946-47". Cartoon Research. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  3. http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/oldcolor/cinecolor2.htm
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