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Puttin on the Act (1940) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Puttin on the Act
director: Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Margie Hines
other title: Vive le vaudeville
Olive rushes over to show Popeye the headline: Vaudeville is coming back. They agree to rehearse their old act. After a brief song-and-dance intro, the act begins: Popeye demonstrating his strength while Olive displays her flexibility and balance; impersonations of Jimmy Durante, Stan Laurel and Groucho Marx; and the last act, more feats of strength and agility.
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Land of the Lost Jewels (1950) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Land of the Lost Jewels
director: Izzy Sparber actor: Jackson Beck / Mae Questel …
Two children are fishing when they catch a talking fish named Red Lantern. He takes them underwater with him to the Land of the Lost, where missing items can be found again. They meet King Find All, a walrus, and a singing cricket (Hoppy-Go-Lucky) that used to be the girl's pin. He's deemed to be a special jewel (since he's made of emerald) and is brought to the jewel storage room, despite his wishes to be in the Land of the Toys...
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My Pop, My Pop (1940) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
My Pop, My Pop
director: Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer
other title: Mon brave papa
Popeye's 99-year-old father won't admit he's too old to help Popeye build a ship. Popeye tells him to build one side while he builds the other; Pappy's side is a mess. He falls asleep helping hoist the mast. While Pappy sleeps, Popeye rebuilds his side and finishes the above-decks, with a little help from spinach, of course.
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You Can't Shoe a Horse Fly (1940) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
You Can't Shoe a Horse Fly
director: Dave Fleischer actor: Pinto Colvig / Jack Mercer
Hunky and Spunky are settling in for a nap, but a horse fly sees them and sees dinner. After battling the fly for a while, the youngster enlists dad's help. But the fly is merely stunned, and rallies a new attack, this time with friends. Father eventually kills the lot of them.
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The Cobweb Hotel (1936) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Cobweb Hotel
director: 戴夫·弗莱舍 actor: Jack Mercer / Mae Questel
other title: クモの巣ホテル
A spider runs a hotel for flies where he keeps his guests captive. A pair of fly newlyweds arrive and check in. Fortunately, the husband is "flyweight champion". After a pitched battle featuring arrows (fountain pen nibs) and a machine-gun (aspirins shot from a perfume atomizer), the spider winds up in a bottle of library paste.