Wild Elephinks Explained

Wild Elephinks
Director:Dave Fleischer
Producer:Max Fleischer
Starring:Billy Costello
Bonnie Poe
William Pennell
Charles Lawrence
Animator:Willard Bowsky
William Sturm
Studio:Fleischer Studios
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Color Process:Black-and-white
Country:United States
Language:English

Wild Elephinks is a Popeye theatrical cartoon short, starring Billy Costello as Popeye, Bonnie Poe as Olive Oyl, William Pennell as a Lion and Charles Lawrence as Wimpy. It was released in 1933 and was the fifth entry in the Popeye the Sailor series of theatrical cartoons released by Paramount Pictures, lasting through 1957.[1]

Plot

Popeye and Olive Oyl land in the jungle with many Wild Animals. Popeye and Olive must fight off various animals including a Lion who walks up and announces that he's the Island King, an Elephant and a Gorilla.[2] [3]

Home video

This cartoon is available on DVD in the four-disc set Popeye the Sailor: 1933–1938, Volume 1.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 122–123.
  2. Web site: Parten . James . Max and Dave: Shiver Me Timbers! . Cartoon Research . 22 February 2022 .
  3. News: Sottodiciotto Film Festival: il ricco programma con Fumetto e Animazione, Tintin e Braccio di Ferro . afnews.info Volume 1: 1995/2021 . 4 March 2019 . it-IT.