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27 April 1934 (USA) morePlot:
Popeye sees Olive going into the Bruiser Boys Club, where she works in the hospital ward. Their motto... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
The First Totally Wild & Crazy Popeye Cartoon moreCast
(in alphabetical order) | William Costello | ... | Popeye (voice) (uncredited) |
| William Pennell | ... | Bluto (voice) (uncredited) |
| Mae Questel | ... | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Dave Fleischer | |||
| Thomas Johnson | (animation director) (uncredited) | ||
Produced by | |||
| Max Fleischer | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Sammy Timberg | (uncredited) | ||
Animation Department | |||
| Thomas Johnson | .... | animator | |
| Myron Waldman | .... | animator | |
| Lillian Friedman | .... | animator (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Lou Fleischer | .... | music supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Sammy Timberg | .... | musical director (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Max Fleischer | .... | presenter | |
| E.C. Segar | .... | by arrangement with (as Segar) | |
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- Paramount Pictures (1934) (USA) (theatrical) (as Paramount Productions, Inc.) (copyright owners)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (????) (USA) (TV)
- King Features Syndicate by arrangement with
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"Can you Take It" is one of the wildest Popeye cartoons I've ever seen and easily the most frenetic of the early ones. In fact, I think it's safe to say this is one most entertaining and different "adventures" Popeye ever had. The cartoon following this also was insane, so it looks like Popeye's outrageous humor began with this effort.
After dropping off Olive at her place of work, a hospital, Popeye notices on a sign on the place next door: "Bruiser Boy's Club - Can You Take It? - We DARE You To Join"
Well, macho Popeye isn't going to turn down that challenge. Great sight gags when Popeye meets Bluto, president of the club as they exchange brutal hand shakes and blowing smoke in each other's face. (better seen than explained).
Bluto then says, "OK, boys, put him tru da woiks!"
Wow, it's unbelievable after that. Popeye goes through his medieval-like torture place that has to be seen to be believed. This is pretty sadistic and brutal, but the bad guys wind up taking their deserved lumps. I won't say more than that, except this is extremely entertaining with an edge to it.