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Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves (1937): Cast

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Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves is a 1937 short animated comedy directed by Dave Fleischer, starring Jack Mercer as Popeye (voice) (uncredited), Mae Questel and Lou Fleischer. It runs 17 minutes.

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Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves (1937) movie poster
Released
Runtime
17 min
Director
Dave Fleischer
Genres
Comedy , Animation
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves About?

The premise of Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves without spoilers.

Popeye the Sailor, accompanied by Olive Oyl and Wimpy, is dispatched to stop the dreaded bandit Abu Hassan and his force of forty thieves.

Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags
  • slapstick comedy
  • popeye the sailor character
  • olive oyl character
  • shark
  • long underwear
  • desert
  • cave
  • treasure
  • treasure chest
  • spinach
  • gas station
  • middle east
+38 more
  • character as bowling pin
  • airplane
  • prisoner
  • sword
  • sword and sandal
  • 2d animation
  • hand drawn animation
  • traditional animation
  • pier
  • horse
  • camel riding
  • horseback riding
  • fight
  • can of spinach
  • pipe smoking
  • corncob pipe
  • ali baba character
  • arab
  • kidnapping
  • bandit
  • coast guard
  • u.s. coast guard
  • seaplane
  • airplane crash
  • chained
  • aviation
  • hamburger
  • canned food
  • j. wellington wimpy character
  • stall
  • three strip technicolor
  • public domain
  • forty thieves characters
  • arabian desert
  • arabia
  • western asia
  • forty thieves
  • asia
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Cast & crew

Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves Cast & Characters

Jack Mercer leads the cast as Popeye (voice) (uncredited), with Mae Questel as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) and Lou Fleischer as Wimpy (voice) (uncredited). Directed by Dave Fleischer; 4 actors are credited in all.

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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Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves?

Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves runs 17 minutes.

When was Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves released?

Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves was released on November 26, 1937.

Who directed Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves?

Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves was directed by Dave Fleischer.

More films by Dave Fleischer

Who is in the cast of Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves?

Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves stars Jack Mercer as Popeye (voice) (uncredited), Mae Questel as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) and Lou Fleischer as Wimpy (voice) (uncredited), among 4 credited actors.

Does Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves have a post-credit scene?

No. Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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