You Gotta Be a Football Hero (1935): Cast
You Gotta Be a Football Hero is a 1935 short animated comedy directed by Dave Fleischer, starring William 'Billy' Costello as Popeye (voice) (uncredited), Gus Wicke and Mae Questel. 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 You Gotta Be a Football Hero About?
The premise of You Gotta Be a Football Hero without spoilers.
Popeye and Olive attend a football game where Bluto’s squad dominates, and Olive quickly becomes his cheerleader. Undeterred, Popeye joins the rival team as quarterback, despite its lanky, underdog appearance. After a series of setbacks, he gulps his spinach, transforms into a football team and leads them to a win that also wins Olive’s affection.
You Gotta Be a Football Hero Themes & Keywords
· 21 tags- popeye the sailor character
- olive oyl character
- bluto character
- surrealism
- stadium
- football game
- singing
- football team
- playing football
- waterboy
- tackle
- can of spinach
+9 more Show fewer
- touchdown
- j. wellington wimpy character
- title is song title
- cheerleader
- male female relationship
- love triangle
- love
- american football
- title spoken by character
You Gotta Be a Football Hero Cast & Characters
William 'Billy' Costello leads the cast as Popeye (voice) (uncredited), with Gus Wicke as Bluto (voice) (uncredited) and Mae Questel as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited). Directed by Dave Fleischer.
- Director Dave Fleischer
- William 'Billy' Costello as Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
- Gus Wicke as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
- Mae Questel as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
You Gotta Be a Football Hero Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “Braccio di Ferro campione di football” and “Ce que c’est beau le football”.
- Also known as
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- Braccio di Ferro campione di football
- Ce que c’est beau le football
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Movies Like You Gotta Be a Football Hero
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Football Toucher Downer, Popeye Meets Hercules and Spinach Packin’ Popeye.
You Gotta Be a Football Hero FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of You Gotta Be a Football Hero, each answered in a sentence.
How long is You Gotta Be a Football Hero?
You Gotta Be a Football Hero runs 6 minutes.
When was You Gotta Be a Football Hero released?
You Gotta Be a Football Hero was released on August 29, 1935.
Who directed You Gotta Be a Football Hero?
You Gotta Be a Football Hero was directed by Dave Fleischer.
More films by Dave Fleischer Who is in the cast of You Gotta Be a Football Hero?
You Gotta Be a Football Hero stars William 'Billy' Costello as Popeye (voice) (uncredited), Gus Wicke as Bluto (voice) (uncredited) and Mae Questel as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited).
Does You Gotta Be a Football Hero have a post-credit scene?
No. You Gotta Be a Football Hero has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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