Beware of Barnacle Bill (1935)

Director:

Dave Fleischer

Release Date:

25 January 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Musical

Plot:

To the classic tune of "Barnacle Bill the Sailor", Olive explains that she can't marry Popeye because...

Plot Keywords:

Popeye | Murphy Bed | Family | Kids And Family | Character Name In Title

Cast

Mae Questel

...

Olive Oyl (voice)

Runtime:

6 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Fleischer Studios

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Here Comes the Navy (1934)

Soundtrack:

The Sailor's Hornpipe

This is one reason Max Fleischer's Popeye series is a classic.

My introduction to the song"Barnacle Bill" was via this film, which I first saw as a kid on Richmond's then popular Sailor Bob show. It's an example of how Fleischer,unlike most of Popeye's later producers, understood the character. And it's also an example of how well the Fleischers were with animated syncopation. The character's actions are in perfect match with the music's rhythm. Compare this to the earlier Fleischer BARNACLE BILL(l930) and you will see how the Fleischer studio itself progressed in five years.