23 October 1936 Animated, Comedy 6 mins
Popeye is wooing Olive on the phone when Bluto comes over. He overhears, taps into the line, and impersonates Popeye. They proceed to have a high-wire fight on the telephone lines outside Olive's house.
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Jack Mercer as Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Mae Questel as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Gus Wicke as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
United States 23 October 1936
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18 January 1934
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03 April 1936
Popeye takes Olive mountain climbing. Bluto sets various traps for them along the way.
22 January 1937
Bluto dirties all of an office building's windows himself, to drum up business for his window cleaning service.
29 December 1933
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15 May 1936
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22 February 1936
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The story of a woman, Frankie, and the man who has done her wrong, Johnnie.
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An old miner is ambushed by outlaws trying to steal the $10,000 he is carrying to start up a new mine.
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