The Football Toucher Downer (1937): Cast
The Football Toucher Downer is a 1937 short animated comedy directed by Dave Fleischer, starring Jack Mercer as Popeye / Young Popeye (voice) (uncredited), Mae Questel and Gus Wicke. It runs 6 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 6 min
- Director
- Dave Fleischer
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Fleischer Studios
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Football Toucher Downer About?
The premise of The Football Toucher Downer without spoilers.
Swee-Pea refuses to eat his spinach, so Popeye shares a memory of his own youthful football game against Bluto—Olive Oyl cheering from the sidelines while Wimpy kept the score—to show how the leafy greens gave him strength. The tale aims to persuade Swee-Pea to finally try his spinach.
The Football Toucher Downer Themes & Keywords
· 16 tags- popeye the sailor character
- flashback
- scoreboard
- weakling
- baby
- feeding a baby
- high chair
- one against many
- 1920s
- spinach
- chair
- bicep
+4 more Show fewer
- family relationships
- love triangle
- love
- american football
The Football Toucher Downer Cast & Characters
Jack Mercer leads the cast as Popeye / Young Popeye (voice) (uncredited), with Mae Questel as Young Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited) and Gus Wicke as Young Bluto (voice) (uncredited). Directed by Dave Fleischer.
- Director Dave Fleischer
- Jack Mercer as Popeye / Young Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
- Mae Questel as Young Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited)
- Gus Wicke as Young Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
The Football Toucher Downer Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “L'infanzia di Braccio di Ferro” and “C’est le pied, le foot”.
- Also known as
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- L'infanzia di Braccio di Ferro
- C’est le pied, le foot
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Movies Like The Football Toucher Downer
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including You Gotta Be a Football Hero, Spinach Packin’ Popeye and Strong to the Finich.
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You Gotta Be a Football Hero 1935 -
Spinach Packin’ Popeye 1944 -
Strong to the Finich 1934 -
How Green Is My Spinach 1950 -
The Farmer and the Belle 1950 -
Popeye 1980 -
I Eats My Spinach 1933 -
Lunch with a Punch 1952 -
The Hyp-Nut-Tist 1935 -
The Twisker Pitcher 1937 -
Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an’ Peep-eye 1942 -
Let’s Stalk Spinach 1951
The Football Toucher Downer FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Football Toucher Downer, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Football Toucher Downer?
The Football Toucher Downer runs 6 minutes.
When was The Football Toucher Downer released?
The Football Toucher Downer was released on October 14, 1937.
Who directed The Football Toucher Downer?
The Football Toucher Downer was directed by Dave Fleischer.
More films by Dave Fleischer Who is in the cast of The Football Toucher Downer?
The Football Toucher Downer stars Jack Mercer as Popeye / Young Popeye (voice) (uncredited), Mae Questel as Young Olive Oyl / Swee' Pea (voice) (uncredited) and Gus Wicke as Young Bluto (voice) (uncredited).
Does The Football Toucher Downer have a post-credit scene?
No. The Football Toucher Downer has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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