Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1939)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Dave Fleischer

Release Date:

7 April 1939 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Action | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

TWICE AS LONG...TWICE AS FUNNY...AND IN COLOR! (original poster - all caps)

Plot:

Working in the story department of Surprise Pictures, Olive Oyl writes a script based on the story of Aladdin, casting Popeye as the thief and herself as the Princess.

Plot Keywords:

Lamp | Popeye | Genie | Dragon | Crossover

Cast

Margie Hines	...	Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Jack Mercer	...	Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Carl Meyer	...	Evil Wazzir (voice) (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Popeye Meets Aladin
Popeye the Sailor Meets Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

Runtime:

22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (Certificate #2025) | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Fleischer Studios

Trivia:

At 22 minutes, this is the longest theatrically released Popeye cartoon.

Quotes:

[bowing his way out from the Princess's presence]
Slave: Salami, salami, baloney.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

What Can I Do for You

Probably the weakest in "Popeye in Arabian Nights" trilogy ,but still got enough Popeye charm to keep the audience at seats.

Of the three "Popeye in the Arabian Nights" cartoons, this is my least favorite. One of the reasons are probably that I watched this more than the other two ,and the other is next... In the first two cartoons (Popeye meets Sindbad ,Popeye meets 40 thieves) ,Popeye just encounters the villains from those story lines (who are performed bu Bluto), but this is just classic hundred times seen before Aladdin story. Only in this version ,Aladdin impersonates Popeye (it supposed to be the the other way around ,I know ,but that's the truth) ,and the princess impersonates Olive. The villain is ,as known by anyone who heard the Aladdin story for just once ,the evil wizard who wants to take the magic lamp away from Aladdin and marry the princess. Unfortunately he wasn't very interesting ,he wasn't performed by Bluto ,and he didn't came up with some memorable gags or jokes. However ,Popeye and Olive still didn't lose their charm and they still managed to come up with some classic Popeye and Olive jokes. It's worth to watch this classic just for that. You like Aladdin? You love Popeye? Watch this cartoon!