Popeye – Fright to the Finish (1954) Bluto plays ghostly pranks on Olive Oyl to scare her away from Popeye, but Popeye turns the tables with his own tricks. Director: Seymour Kneitel, Al Eugster Screenplay by: Jack Mercer Produced by: Famous Studios Starring: Jackson Beck as Bluto (voice) Jack Mercer as Popeye (voice) Mae Questel as Olive Oyl (voice) Production Company: Famous Studios Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Release Date: August 27, 1954 Runtime: Approximately 6 minutes Country: United States Language: English Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family ------------------------------------------------------------ Synopsis - It’s Halloween night, and Olive Oyl is reading ghost stories to Popeye and Bluto. - Bluto, wanting Olive to himself, pretends to leave but secretly sets up ghostly pranks to scare her. - Olive blames Popeye for the spooky tricks and kicks him out, leaving Bluto to comfort her. - Popeye sneaks back in and uses vanishing cream to make himself invisible, scaring both Olive and Bluto. - Bluto flees in terror, and Olive realizes Popeye was protecting her all along. ------------------------------------------------------------ Key Themes & Highlights - Halloween-Themed Comedy The cartoon plays with spooky elements while keeping the humor lighthearted. - Classic Popeye vs. Bluto Rivalry Bluto’s deception and Popeye’s clever retaliation drive the plot. - Public Domain Status *Fright to the Finish* is widely available due to its public domain status. - Technicolor Animation One of the later Popeye cartoons, featuring vibrant color animation. ------------------------------------------------------------ Trivia - The cartoon borrows elements from *Ghosks Is the Bunk* (1939), an earlier Fleischer Studios Popeye short. - Popeye’s use of vanishing cream is a rare instance of him using something other than spinach to gain an advantage. - Some public domain versions replace the original Paramount logo with the a.a.p. logo. - The cartoon was submitted for an Academy Award but was not nominated. ------------------------------------------------------------ Hashtags #PopeyeCartoon #FrightToTheFinish #ClassicAnimation #BlutoVsPopeye #OliveOyl #PublicDomainCartoon #FamousStudios #TechnicolorAnimation #ParamountPictures #HalloweenCartoon