Popeye - I'm in the army now (1936) - Video On Demand

Popeye - I'm in the army now - Movie Review

This cartoon features Popeye and Bluto attempting to join the infantry. Olive tells them both that she justs melts for a man in uniform... so naturally both feel compelled to enlist. The trouble is, there's only ONE spot open - so they each try and out do each other with heroic tales.

This is one of the classic, original b/w Fleischer shorts, with Mercer, Questel, and singer Gus Wickie's fabulous baritone voice as Bluto. It's also one of the classic love triangle set-ups. The three of them are walking along when they notice Olive has gone gooey over a recruitment poster, because she just loves men in uniform. Naturally Popeye and Bluto burst in to get signed up, but the recruitment officer says there's only one space left.

Popeye and Bluto then try to prove that they're the more suitable candidate by showing the guy their old photo albums, which turn into segments from old Popeye cartoons when he looks at them. Each scene contains some evidence of the character's physical prowess. For some reason the recruiting officer finds them increasingly hilarious, which neither Popeye or Bluto seem to notice.

Popeye - I'm in the army now - Cast & Crew

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