Izzy Sparber — Director (47)
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Nurse to Meet Ya (1955)
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Izzy Sparber
other title: La Nounou
Olive is playing nanny in the park as Popeye and Bluto bicycle past. They fight over her, waking the baby. Then they take turns trying to stop the baby crying or sabotaging the other's efforts. Popeye does impressions of a dog and an airplane and juggles cannonballs; Bluto does some rope twirling and a snake-charmer act.
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Shape Ahoy (1945)
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Izzy Sparber actor: Mae Questel / Jackson Beck
other title: Enfin Tranquille
Bluto and Popeye are vacationing on a men's only island, when Olive happens by on a shipwreck raft. They both pretend to ignore her, but woo her behind each other's back.
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Yankee Doodle Donkey (1944)
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Izzy Sparber
other title: ヤンキー・ドゥードゥル・ドンキー
A donkey tries to enlist in the WAGS, a group of Army dogs. However, after a series of tests, he is deemed unfit for service. Later, he proves useful during a flea attack.
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A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing (1948)
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Izzy Sparber actor: Jack Mercer / Mae Questel …
other title: Le Cheik rembarré
Popeye and Olive are riding a camel in Arabia. They stop to fill the camel with water and freshen up a bit; Olive muses aloud that she'd like to kiss a sheik. A sheik, looking a lot like Bluto, happens to overhear this and sets up a kissing booth. He carries her away to his luxurious tent. Popeye finally finishes up and notices Olive is gone; he chases after her, but his camel suffers a blowout. Meanwhile, the sheik has been wooing Olive. Popeye arrives, and after briefly sharing the hookah with the sheik, tries to leave with Olive. The sheik will have none of it; he wraps Popeye like a mummy and fires him with a cannon into the sphinx. Fortuitously, there's a can of spinach inside, and Popeye saves the day.
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Cookin' with Gags (1955)
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Izzy Sparber actor: Jack Mercer / Mae Questel …
other title: Le pique-nique
The boys are taking Olive on a picnic. It's April 1, and Bluto plays a series of "jokes" on Popeye, though of course they go beyond the bounds of acceptability, particularly once they get to the picnic grounds; Bluto puts gasoline on the fire he asks Popeye to light and swaps a beehive for the lemonade. Bluto then launches a cruel joke against Olive and frames Popeye. The capper: he replaces Popeye's spinach with a joke can, and runs off with Olive for some canoeing. But Popeye gets the last laugh with an inflatable sea monster.
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Popeye's 20th Anniversary (1954)
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Izzy Sparber actor: Jackson Beck / Jack Mercer …
other title: Popeye und das Jubiläum / Le 20ème anniversaire de Popeye
Popeye is being honored for his 20 years of films, in a dinner hosted by 'Bob Hope' (several other celebrities are present, like Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby, 'Jerry Lewis' and 'Dean Martin').
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Land of the Lost Jewels (1950)
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Izzy Sparber actor: Jackson Beck / Mae Questel …
Two children are fishing when they catch a talking fish named Red Lantern. He takes them underwater with him to the Land of the Lost, where missing items can be found again. They meet King Find All, a walrus, and a singing cricket (Hoppy-Go-Lucky) that used to be the girl's pin. He's deemed to be a special jewel (since he's made of emerald) and is brought to the jewel storage room, despite his wishes to be in the Land of the Toys...
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Klondike Casanova (1946)
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Izzy Sparber actor: Harry Welch / Mae Questel …
other title: Casanova / 卡萨诺瓦
At the Polar Bar & Grill in the Klondike, Popeye and Olive Oyl are the sole proprietors. Dangerous Dan McBluto, the owner of a fur farm, walks in and kidnaps Olive.
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Parlez Vous Woo (1956)
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Izzy Sparber actor: Jack Mercer / Mae Questel …
other title: Popeye der Charmeur / Parlez-moi d'Amour
Olive is so captived by "The International", a radio personality with a French accent, that she'd rather stay home than go out on a date with Popeye. Bluto, overhearing this, comes to the door as the character.