Jackson Beck — Actor (49)
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Candy Cabaret (1954) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Candy Cabaret
director: Dave Tendlar actor: Jackson Beck / Jack Mercer
Set in a nightclub in Sugarland---not the one in Texas---the bon-bons, lollipops, taffy and other sweet-and-sticky citizens perform in a musical show. The grand finale features the Sugar Lump Orchestra playing "Ain't She Sweet" while the bouncing-ball leads the theatre audience in a sing-along.
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A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing (1948) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing
director: 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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Germany - Handle with Care! (1947) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Germany - Handle with Care!
director: Richard De Rochemont actor: Jackson Beck
other title: Germany - Handle with Care! (Kurzfilm 1947)
This "March of Time" entry examines the many problems, both human and economic, that faced the Allies in their respective zones of Germany -- USA, England and Russia -- following the end of World War II, and the Allied occupation of what was left of the country following the Nazi reign of Adolf Hitler. The Cold War issues had not yet fully surfaced, so this entry, with fleeting glances into each Zone of the time, traced what economic recovery had been made by the end of 1946, and how the average German citizen of 1946 was living...or getting by.
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Leprechauns Gold (1949) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Leprechauns Gold
director: Bill Tytla actor: Jackson Beck
other title: Das Gold der Kobolde / Leprechaun's Gold …
A song-filled Noveltoon featuring the antics of the Irish Leprechauns during their annual gold-washing ceremony. It depicts the wee people of Ireland who flavor its traditions with laughs and legend.
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Popeye's Premiere (1949) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Popeye's Premiere
director: Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Mae Questel …
other title: La première de Popeye
Popeye and Olive are at the premiere of Popeye's new movie. He gets a little too wrapped up in the movie, interacting with it at various points, and even handing the screen version of himself a can of spinach. The movie itself is the story of Aladdin, minus the songs and about half the footage of the short it's cut from.
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All's Fair at the Fair (1947) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
All's Fair at the Fair
director: Seymour Kneitel actor: Jack Mercer / Mae Questel …
other title: Le parc d’attractions
Bluto, the daring hot air balloon rider, catches the eye of Olive at a carnival, much to Popeye's chagrin. Bluto manages to make Popeye look bad several times, eventually winning a ring at the ball toss and taking her up in his balloon. Of course, he tries to get fresh with her, and Popeye comes to the rescue with the help of some fireworks. The hot air balloon gets a bit too hot, putting Olive in even more danger.
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Cookin' with Gags (1955) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Cookin' with Gags
director: 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 and the Pirates (1947) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Popeye and the Pirates
director: Seymour Kneitel actor: Jack Mercer / Mae Questel …
other title: Popeye et les Pirates
Popeye is taking Olive on a boat ride when she spots a pirate ship. They are soon captured, and Popeye has to rescue Olive from the (initially charming) pirate captain. He tries tricks, like dressing in drag, but until the spinach, no luck. Fortunately, a passing swordfish reading a Popeye comic book recognizes him and feeds him the spinach on the comic cover.
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Puppet Love (1944) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Puppet Love
director: Seymour Kneitel actor: Jack Mercer / Jackson Beck …
other title: La Marionnette
Bluto builds a Popeye puppet and manipulates it to treat Olive rudely. Then he comes in and takes Olive away. When Popeye discovers the ruse, knocks Bluto out and ties puppet strings to him.
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Popeye's 20th Anniversary (1954) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Popeye's 20th Anniversary
director: 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) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Land of the Lost Jewels
director: 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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Floor Flusher (1954) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Floor Flusher
director: Izzy Sparber actor: Jackson Beck / Jack Mercer …
other title: Popeye le Plombier
Popeye and Bluto stop by to see Olive and fix her leaky faucet. Popeye does it better, and Bluto gets jealous, so he starts rerouting Olive's plumbing and causing all sorts of leaks.
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Klondike Casanova (1946) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Klondike Casanova
director: 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.