Service with a Guile (1946)
Olive runs a service station. The admiral pulls in and asks Olive to put some air in his tire, as he heads off to a cigar store... See full summary » Director:Bill Tytla |
|
Edit
Cast
| Uncredited cast: | |||
|
Jackson Beck | ... |
Bluto
(voice) (uncredited)
|
|
|
Mae Questel | ... |
Olive Oyl
(voice) (uncredited)
|
|
|
Harry Welch | ... |
Popeye
(voice) (uncredited)
|
Edit
Storyline
Olive runs a service station. The admiral pulls in and asks Olive to put some air in his tire, as he heads off to a cigar store. Meanwhile, the boys stop by on a 24-hour leave, and start to be "helpful" - which of course means that the tire, then the entire car, are in serious trouble. Not that Popeye doesn't do some amazing things to save the car; he carries it, atop a hoist, to the top of a very tall building under construction, then outruns it as it falls, and catches it, unscathed; the car is demolished, however, when Bluto snatches the hoist away and lets the car fall the remaining couple of meters onto Popeye. Spinach time: He manages to rebuild the car, apparently good as new, in the time it takes the admiral to walk back from the cigar store, so Bluto shoves him away to take credit. But the car falls to pieces when it's started, and the admiral puts Bluto on rust-scraping duty as Popeye and Olive float by in a rowboat. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
Plot Summary | Add SynopsisParents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
19 April 1946 (USA) See more »Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information on
IMDbPro »
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Another laugh fest from Famous Studios. This fast paced Popeye short finds Popeye & Bluto,once again competing for Olive's affections. This time, Olive operates a service station,where Popeye & Bluto's commanding officer arrives to have air put in his tire of his lavish car (which looks a lot like a 1939 Cord). What follows is sheer mayhem,where Popeye ends up chasing around carrying the Admiral's car on a lift across town. When the car ends up getting wrecked (no thanks to Bluto), Popeye throws the car together in a manner of seconds. When Bluto takes credit for Popeye's work, the car manages to fall apart,blowing the Admiral through the tail pipe (a nice touch!). Funny stuff,with the usual puns,aplenty. Currently on view on Cartoon Network's sister station,Boomerang