Max Fleischer — Producer (63)
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The Einstein Theory of Relativity (1923) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
director: Dave Fleischer
other title: Die Grundlagen der Einsteinschen Relativitätstheorie / 아인슈타인 상대성 이론
"The Einstein Theory of Relativity" is the short version (587 m) of the lost American long version (1219 m) of Hanns Walter Kornblum's original German feature "Die Grundlagen der Einsteinschen Relativitäts-Theorie" from 1922 that is also lost.
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Doing Impossikible Stunts (1940) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Doing Impossikible Stunts
director: Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Margie Hines
other title: La Cascade
Mystery Pictures is looking for a stunt man. Swee'pea tags along with Popeye, but he sends the tot home. Popeye shows clips of his stunts to the director, who is impressed; when he goes to put on the last reel, Swee'pea, who snuck back in, hands him Lost and Foundry (1937), which features Swee'pea saving the day. The director signs Swee'pea.
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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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Time for Love (1935) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Time for Love
director: Dave Fleischer
The courtship of two swans is interrupted by a third swan, who demonstrates his prowess at catching fish. The pen falls for him and leaves her mate, but when the interloper begins treating her cruelly and chases her around the pond, her old flame intercedes and chases the evil swan away.
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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (The Boys Are Marching) (1926) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (The Boys Are Marching)
director: Dave Fleischer
“Tramp, Tramp, Tramp the Boys Are Marching” features a song that dates back to the Civil War, one which was still familiar to audiences of the 1920s. The cartoon begins as Koko the Clown emerges from an inkwell-- an iconic image for animation buffs --and then steps over to a chalkboard to draw an orchestra. The band, “Koko's Glee Club,” marches to a nearby cinema (accompanied by a dog who beats cymbals with his tail) where they lead the audience in the title song.
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Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh (1938) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh
director: Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Mae Questel …
other title: Le grand chef Ugh Amugh Ugh
Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh is looking for a squaw. Meanwhile, Popeye and Olive are wrestling with their recalcitrant mule and Olive accidentally lands in the Indian camp. Popeye catches up to her. There's an unfair fight, and Popeye is about to be burned at the stake. He drops his spinach, but it cooks and pops into his mouth.
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Plumbing Is a 'Pipe' (1938) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Plumbing Is a 'Pipe'
director: Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Margie Hines
other title: La plomberie c’est un jeu d’enfant
Olive has a small leak in a pipe; she makes the mistake of calling Wimpy to fix it, and the even bigger mistake of asking Popeye to help her do something until Wimpy can arrive. Meanwhile, Wimpy keeps realizing he's forgotten his tools, his gloves, etc. and going back. Popeye finally eats his spinach and manages some fixes to the system.
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My Pop, My Pop (1940) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
My Pop, My Pop
director: Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer
other title: Mon brave papa
Popeye's 99-year-old father won't admit he's too old to help Popeye build a ship. Popeye tells him to build one side while he builds the other; Pappy's side is a mess. He falls asleep helping hoist the mast. While Pappy sleeps, Popeye rebuilds his side and finishes the above-decks, with a little help from spinach, of course.
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The Candid Candidate (1937) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Candid Candidate
director: Dave Fleischer actor: Mae Questel
other title: Der Kandidat
Betty Boop campaigns for Grampy to be the new mayor and he wins. As soon as he takes office, the citizens come out from everywhere to complain and to demand he fix things. Grampy is in his element.
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What -- No Spinach? (1936) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
What -- No Spinach?
director: Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Lou Fleischer …
other title: Il n’y a plus d’épinards
Wimpy is working for Bluto in his diner and trying to filch all the food he can eat. Popeye comes in and orders roast duck, but Wimpy grabs the drumsticks, then coats it with pepper sauce. Popeye walks out in anger and Bluto comes after him. Wimpy takes advantage of the resulting battle to load up on hamburgers.
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The Two-Alarm Fire (1934) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Two-Alarm Fire
director: Dave Fleischer actor: William 'Billy' Costello / William Pennell …
other title: Alerte au feu
Popeye and Bluto run adjoining (and competing) fire companies. When Olive's huge house catches fire, they are soon more interested in fighting each other than the fire. When Bluto goes to the roof to rescue Olive, the fire strands him there. Popeye eats his spinach and rescues them, but it's too late for the house.