Granite Hotel
1940 · 6 min · ★ 8.0 · Animation, Comedy
It's just another day at the Granite Hotel.
Directed by Dave Fleischer · Written by George Manuell
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★ 10.01933
SeriesAnimationComedy
The theatrical run of Popeye the Sailor from 1933 to 1957 represents one of the most enduring and influential eras in American animation history. Spanning 231 shorts, this golden age of Popeye evolved across two distinct production studios: the boundary-pushing, gritty Fleischer Studios (1933–1942) and the more formulaic, brightly colored Famous Studios (1942–1957). Together, they transformed E.C. Segar’s comic strip character into a global cinematic icon, establishing formulas and animation techniques that altered the medium forever.
Olive's $weep$take Ticket · 1941Olive's $weep$take Ticket
★ 7.51941
MovieAnimationComedy
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Kickin' the Conga Round · 1942Kickin' the Conga Round
★ 7.31942
MovieAnimationComedy
Shore leave in South America; Bluto muscles in on Popeye's girl, Olivia Oyla. Popeye muscles him out, but when they get to the conga club, he doesn't care to dance, so Bluto wins again.
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★ 7.31950
MovieAnimationComedy
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MovieAnimationComedy
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Max Fleischer's Superman 1941-1942 · 1941Max Fleischer's Superman 1941-1942
★ 7.21941
MovieAnimationAdventure
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Christmas Comes But Once a Year · 1936Christmas Comes But Once a Year
★ 7.11936
MovieAnimationFamily
At an orphanage, the children are sad because they received used defective toys as gifts. Professor Grampy sees the children while passing by in his sled and has an idea on how to give them a merry Christmas.
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp · 1939Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
★ 7.11939
MovieDramaComedy
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Superman · 1941Superman
★ 6.91941
MovieActionAnimation
After The Daily Planet receives a letter from a mad scientist threatening to wreak destruction with his Electrothanasia Ray, Lois Lane heads out in the hopes of getting more information for a news story.
The Arctic Giant · 1942The Arctic Giant
★ 6.91942
MovieFantasyAnimation
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★ 6.91941
MovieActionAnimation
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The Magnetic Telescope · 1942The Magnetic Telescope
★ 6.91942
MovieAnimationFantasy
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King of the Mardi Gras · 1935King of the Mardi Gras
★ 6.91935
MovieAnimationComedy
A Mardi Gras celebration, looking pretty much like any carnival. Bluto is a strongman, claiming to be King of the Mardi Gras, and drawing a large crowd. Popeye, nearby, claims only, "I yam what I yam," and has no crowd, but still draws Bluto's wrath.
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★ 6.91936
MovieAnimationComedy
Popeye takes Olive mountain climbing. Bluto sets various traps for them along the way.
Volcano · 1942Volcano
★ 6.91942
MovieAnimationAction
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The Paneless Window Washer · 1937The Paneless Window Washer
★ 6.81937
MovieAnimationComedy
Bluto dirties all of an office building's windows himself, to drum up business for his window cleaning service. When he gets to Olive's stenographer office, about ten floors up, she says no: Popeye's going to wash her windows. And the battle with Popeye is on.
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