Popeye – Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves (1937)

In this spectacular Technicolor adventure, Popeye faces off against the notorious desert bandit Abu Hassan — portrayed by Bluto — who leads a ruthless gang of forty thieves terrorizing travelers across the sands. When Olive Oyl and Wimpy fall into the hands of the thieves, Popeye charges across scorching deserts, towering cliffs, and booby-trapped caves to rescue them. Featuring giant vultures, collapsing fortresses, and some of the most ambitious animation of the era, the short builds to an unforgettable showdown. With a can of spinach giving him the final boost, Popeye battles Abu Hassan in one of the greatest hero-villain confrontations in cartoon history.

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