Wild Elephinks is a Popeye theatrical cartoon short, starring William "Billy" Costello as Popeye, Bonnie Poe as Olive Oyl, William Pennell as a Lion and Charles Lawrence as Wimpy. It was released in 1933 and was the fifth entry in the Popeye the Sailor series of theatrical cartoons released by Paramount Pictures, lasting through 1957.[1]

Wild Elephinks
Directed byDave Fleischer
Produced byMax Fleischer
StarringWilliam "Billy" Costello
Bonnie Poe
William Pennell
Charles Lawrence
Animation byWillard Bowsky
William Sturm
Color processBlack-and-white
Production
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Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 29, 1933 (1933-12-29) (U.S.)
Running time
6:05
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Popeye and Olive Oyl land in the jungle with many Wild Animals. Popeye and Olive must fight off various animals including a Lion who walks up and announces that he's the Island King, an Elephant and a Gorilla.[2][3]

Home video

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This cartoon is available on DVD in the four-disc set Popeye the Sailor: 1933–1938, Volume 1.

References

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  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 122–123. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
  2. ^ Parten, James (22 February 2022). "Max and Dave: Shiver Me Timbers!". Cartoon Research.
  3. ^ "Sottodiciotto Film Festival: il ricco programma con Fumetto e Animazione, Tintin e Braccio di Ferro". afnews.info Volume 1: 1995/2021 (in Italian). 4 March 2019.
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