Dave Fleischer — Director (227)
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After the Ball (1929)
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Dave Fleischer
This one covers the 19th century ballad in a very respectful manner: although the written reprise is gagged up, the song is introduced very respectfully by an unshown Irish tenor and then offered for the audience's singing without any voice-over to lead them.
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Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1929)
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Dave Fleischer
In this one, a cat is cleaning a store carpet when he gets interrupted by a mouse. After they do a brief tap dance, a lady cat comes in which has the male cat already smitten.
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Koko Back Tracks (1927)
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Dave Fleischer actor: Max Fleischer
Ko-Ko and Fitz find that everything in their cartoon world is moving backwards. After entering the real world, they go inside a clock and move the hands backward, causing life all around the city to run in reverse.
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Popeye Makes a Movie (1950)
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Seymour Kneitel / Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Mae Questel …
other title: Popeye tourne un film
Popeye and Olive prepare to make a movie while his nephews watch. The movie is a significant portion of Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves, which makes up over 80% of this release (beginning with Popeye, Olive, and Wimpy suffering in the desert), and despite admonitions, the nephews get involved a couple times, most notably tossing Popeye his can of spinach.
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Many Tanks (1942)
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Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Margie Hines …
other title: Avec tous nos remerciements
Bluto's in the Army; he tries to sneak off base, but can't. Popeye passes by, Bluto invites him in, then swaps uniforms. Popeye ends up in a tank drill.
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We Aim to Please (1934)
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Dave Fleischer actor: Mae Questel / William 'Billy' Costello
other title: On est là pour vous servir
Popeye and Olive open a diner, singing the title song. Alas, their first two customers are Wimpy (who actually gets them to fall for the "gladly pay you Tuesday" schtick) and Bluto, who orders 6 sandwiches and refuses to pay for them. This leads, of course, to a fight, which Popeye needs his spinach to win.
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Koko in 1999 (1927)
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Dave Fleischer
This Out of the Inkwell cartoon features the Fleischer Studios continuing character, Ko-Ko, seeming to draw himself, and to battle with the environment created for him. It speaks to the self-referentiality of early animation, and to the creation of characters who are made to rebel against their makers.
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Ko-Ko's Queen (1926)
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Dave Fleischer
other title: Koko's Queen
Ko-Ko convinces the animator to draw him a woman, but she turns out to be scrawny and ugly. He takes her to a beauty parlor and plumps her up, then shaves the back of her head and slaps a mask onto it. She wins a beauty contest, but they're both thrown out when she can't sit on her throne, thus exposing the ruse. Ko-Ko draws himself a new girl, who comes to life.
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Leave Well Enough Alone (1939)
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Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Margie Hines
other title: Laissez-moi tranquille
Popeye, feeling sorry for the puppies in the window of Olive Oyl's pet shop, buys all the animals (mostly dogs) and sets them free. A parrot declines to go, singing the title song to explain why it likes it just fine in the shop. Meanwhile, the freed dogs are not faring well.