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Baby Wants a Bottleship (1942): Cast

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Baby Wants a Bottleship is a 1942 short animated comedy directed by Dave Fleischer, starring Margie Hines as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited) and Jack Mercer. It runs 7 minutes.

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Baby Wants a Bottleship (1942) movie poster
Released
Runtime
7 min
Director
Dave Fleischer
Genres
Comedy , Family , Animation
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Baby Wants a Bottleship About?

The premise of Baby Wants a Bottleship without spoilers.

Olive leaves Swee’pea with Popeye while she shops. Popeye builds a tiny sailboat, but Swee’pea spots Popeye’s battleship and demands the real thing. He climbs aboard, sparking chaos: he takes over the cannon’s control board, traps Popeye on the barrel and in the gears. In the finale Swee’pea rides a torpedo as Olive returns, leaving Popeye out cold.

Baby Wants a Bottleship Themes & Keywords

· 27 tags
  • popeye the sailor character
  • olive oyl character
  • swee'pea character
  • battleship
  • baby
  • sailor
  • u.s. navy
  • baby carriage
  • gangplank
  • control panel
  • gears
  • porthole
+15 more
  • anchor
  • smoke stack
  • steam whistle
  • gunship
  • cannon
  • shot out of a cannon
  • can of spinach
  • torpedo
  • explosion
  • ship
  • toy boat
  • whittling
  • super strength
  • world war two
  • 1940s
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Cast & crew

Baby Wants a Bottleship Cast & Characters

Margie Hines leads the cast as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited), with Jack Mercer as Popeye (voice) (uncredited). Directed by Dave Fleischer.

From the director

More from Dave Fleischer

More films directed by Dave Fleischer: Big Bad Sindbad, Popeye Makes a Movie, Popeye’s Premiere and Spinach Packin’ Popeye.

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Baby Wants a Bottleship Also Known As

Also known as “Bébé veut un bateau”.

Also known as
  • Bébé veut un bateau

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Baby Wants a Bottleship FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Baby Wants a Bottleship, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Baby Wants a Bottleship?

Baby Wants a Bottleship runs 7 minutes.

When was Baby Wants a Bottleship released?

Baby Wants a Bottleship was released on July 3, 1942.

Who directed Baby Wants a Bottleship?

Baby Wants a Bottleship was directed by Dave Fleischer.

More films by Dave Fleischer

Who is in the cast of Baby Wants a Bottleship?

Baby Wants a Bottleship stars Margie Hines as Olive Oyl / Swee'Pea (voice) (uncredited) and Jack Mercer as Popeye (voice) (uncredited).

Does Baby Wants a Bottleship have a post-credit scene?

No. Baby Wants a Bottleship has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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