Olive has a secret treasure map, but while she's showing it to Popeye, Bluto photographs it and gets there first.Olive has a secret treasure map, but while she's showing it to Popeye, Bluto photographs it and gets there first.Olive has a secret treasure map, but while she's showing it to Popeye, Bluto photographs it and gets there first.
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Margie Hines
- Olive Oyl
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Jack Mercer
- Popeye
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Tedd Pierce
- Bluto
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Dave Fleischer
- Thomas Johnson(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaOne of a number of Popeye shorts which were sent off to Asia in the 80's to undergo the infamous redraw and colorization process.
- GoofsThe sign 'Mine Your Own Mine' is signed 'Olive Oil' instead of 'Olive Oyl'.
- Alternate versionsAlso available in a computer colorized version.
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Dishonest greed
Like to love a vast majority of the Fleischer Studios Popeye output, the late-30s cartoons being particularly good and where the high quality was the most consistent. 1940 saw Fleischer Studios starting to decline significantly, the cartoons were mostly well made and scored but they tended to not be very funny, too cute with un-compelling stories and characters. The Popeye cartoons though were among the better ones from this period, in its best theatrical series in the early 40s bar none.
'Stealin Ain't Honest' may not one of the best Popeye cartoons overall though or one of the best of the 1940 output. Considering that Fleischer Studios' pre-40s output was mostly decent to brilliant, it is a little disappointing. At the same time though, despite a couple of major problems there are a lot of well done things and 'Stealin Ain't Honest' actually compares favourably amongst the 40s Fleischer Studios output in general. If there is an interest point, it is that this is a rare instance of Tedd Pierce voicing Bluto.
Do agree that it has not held up (am trying to say something a little more kind than describing something as dated, know a lot of people that hate that word) as well as other Popeye cartoons, with very of the time references sprinkled frequently throughout. Don't think many people today will have heard the term claim jumping too, a term not heard very much at all these days from personal experience. Am still not completely crazy about Margie Hines Olive and Tedd Pierce as Bluto, while an improvement over Pinto Colvig, could have sounded more sinister.
Olive has hardly anything to do and her material is very weak (neither amusing or interesting), to the point that one cannot be blamed if they feel that her presence wasn't necessary. She is also characterised in a way that makes one wondering what Popeye and Bluto, much better characterised, see in her. It is formulaic story-wise and the energy is stronger and more alive elsewhere.
The animation though is neatly and expressively drawn (especially with Popeye) and still very much like the work that goes into the backgrounds. The music is as beautifully orchestrated and characterful as ever. The voice acting from Jack Mercer is on point as always. And don't worry, despite the title the cartoon is not thick on saying that greed is wrong, it's not like 'Never Sock a Baby' that was pretty heavy-handed in this respect.
Popeye is amusing and likeable and Bluto is equally fun in comic timing and a good contrast in terms of personality. Their chemistry is fun to watch, not as energetic as before and since but drives 'Stealin Ain't Honest'. The gags don't feel too predictable and we are not short-changed when it comes to the number of them. The final third has the excitement not there as much before.
All in all, nice but could have been much better. 7/10
'Stealin Ain't Honest' may not one of the best Popeye cartoons overall though or one of the best of the 1940 output. Considering that Fleischer Studios' pre-40s output was mostly decent to brilliant, it is a little disappointing. At the same time though, despite a couple of major problems there are a lot of well done things and 'Stealin Ain't Honest' actually compares favourably amongst the 40s Fleischer Studios output in general. If there is an interest point, it is that this is a rare instance of Tedd Pierce voicing Bluto.
Do agree that it has not held up (am trying to say something a little more kind than describing something as dated, know a lot of people that hate that word) as well as other Popeye cartoons, with very of the time references sprinkled frequently throughout. Don't think many people today will have heard the term claim jumping too, a term not heard very much at all these days from personal experience. Am still not completely crazy about Margie Hines Olive and Tedd Pierce as Bluto, while an improvement over Pinto Colvig, could have sounded more sinister.
Olive has hardly anything to do and her material is very weak (neither amusing or interesting), to the point that one cannot be blamed if they feel that her presence wasn't necessary. She is also characterised in a way that makes one wondering what Popeye and Bluto, much better characterised, see in her. It is formulaic story-wise and the energy is stronger and more alive elsewhere.
The animation though is neatly and expressively drawn (especially with Popeye) and still very much like the work that goes into the backgrounds. The music is as beautifully orchestrated and characterful as ever. The voice acting from Jack Mercer is on point as always. And don't worry, despite the title the cartoon is not thick on saying that greed is wrong, it's not like 'Never Sock a Baby' that was pretty heavy-handed in this respect.
Popeye is amusing and likeable and Bluto is equally fun in comic timing and a good contrast in terms of personality. Their chemistry is fun to watch, not as energetic as before and since but drives 'Stealin Ain't Honest'. The gags don't feel too predictable and we are not short-changed when it comes to the number of them. The final third has the excitement not there as much before.
All in all, nice but could have been much better. 7/10
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Nov 16, 2020
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