Shakespearean Spinach

Synopsis
Cartoon short. A spoof on Romeo and Juliet, with Popeye the sailor as Romeo and Olive Oyl as Juliet.
They sing their lines to the tunes of operatic arias.
Series
Popeye the Sailor
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of release
1940
Duration
6 mins; 600 feet

Credits

Director
Dave Fleischer
Producer
Max Fleischer
Writer
George Manuel
Animator
Ben Solomon; Roland Crandall
Cast
PopeyeRomeo
Olive OylJuliet

Additional Details

Production type
Animation
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Keywords
opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
Shakespearean Spinach

Notes

Notes
The BFI National Archive holds 35mm preservation material only. No viewing copy (2005).

Available on DVD in the compilation POPEYE THE SAILOR: 1938-140. Vol. 2 released 2008.
Reviews
Lanier, Douglas ‘Film Spin-offs and Citations’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p268, entry 1127). Lanier sees the cartoon as a ‘burlesque of high culture, targeting both opera and Shakespeare’ and notes the number of gags that depend upon cross-dressing - both Bluto and Popeye wear Juliet’s costume.

Available on DVD as part of POPEYE THE SAILOR: 1938-1940. VOL. 2

Production Company

Name

Fleischer Studios

Name

Paramount Pictures

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web
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Phone
(20) 707-8572
Fax
(20) 707-237’1
Address
Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Shakespearean Spinach". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36613 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)