Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)

One of my all time favorites.

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

. . . U.S. Coast Guardsman Popeye, aided by his civilian contractor Wimpy, are shown ocean-hopping in a seaplane, on the lookout for Middle Eastern Terrorists, as POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS ALI BABA'S FORTY THIEVES opens. Shot down over one of the God-forsaken deserts endemic to that threatening region, Popeye and Wimpy then labor diligently behind enemy lines to get the lay of the land. Olive Oyl, dressed as a typical casual Yankee chick, is set up in a local market as attractive nuisance bait, cleverly positioned as a kidnap victim the three dozen plus thieves of "Abu Hassan" cannot overlook. Thus tricked into plucking a flower of American Womanhood, it becomes incumbent upon Popeye to save Olive from a probable fate Worse than Death. Coast Guardsman Popeye accordingly makes quick use of his superior wits and Yankee ingenuity to completely rout Hassan's motley crew. For good measure Popeye humiliates the terrorists by making them drag a ton of ill-gotten swag through the desert sands before he water-boards them and begins the extreme vetting process. POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS ALI BABA'S FORTY THIEVES can provide Leader Trump with all the background he needs to become as Triumphant in the Middle East as he's already been this summer in North Korea and Russia.

In a vast Abrabian desert there's a group of thieves lead by Bruno(Ali Baba) and the 40 thieves. As they rob and steal everything in site. Popeye, Olive, and Wimpy run a coast guard post. When they got word to be on the watch for thieves. Which takes them on an air travel towards the Abrabian desert. After traveling for many days and nights, they finally made it to civilization which is one of the sites that Ali Baba has set his eyes on. And it's up to Popeye to fight and take down this aggressive thief.Like "Popeye meets Sinbad" this one is worthy of being one of the best Popeye cartoons ever made.It's original, it's humorous, and it has plenty of great moments with your spinach loving sailor.Highly recommended to those who liked the Popeye meets Sinbad one.

Popeye goes to capture Abu Hassan and his 40 thieves ,along with Olive and Wimpy. Their plain (which was originally a boat which transformed into plane) crashes into desert ,and they arrive at the town ,which is about to be attacked by 40 thieves. The inhabitants are scared and they run for their lives ,accept for Popeye who stayed to deal with the thieves. He confronts Abu Hassan and after some hilarious gages ,Popeye end up stocked on a ceiling (don't ask how),while the 40 thieves are escaping with Olive and Wimpy and prisoners (my ,what a surprise!) ,Popeye manages to follow the thieves on a fully charged camill and infiltrates their cave. He fights the thieves ,then eats his spinach and beat the hell out of them. Everybody are celebrating ,and Popeye is a hero. The End.One of three Popeye 16 minutes cartoons in which he is in some Arabian Nights story. This time he have to deal with 40 thieves and their leader Abu Hassan (who ,of course ,looks like Bluto). The entire cartoon is full of things because of which Popeye is a favorite character to one entire generation. Despite the fact that it has been made 70 years ago ,it never lost it's touch. No matter how much you're old ,you can always laugh yourself to death watching this cartoon which is a masterpiece (animation ,storyline ,everything). It's a classic ,no doubt about that.

A POPEYE Cartoon.After crashing his plane in the Sahara, POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS ALI BABA'S FORTY THIEVES when brigand Abu Hassan loots the desert village where the old spinach muncher has found respite. With Olive Oyl captured as a slave for the Thieves, it's time for our hero to come to the rescue...This was the second in a series of 3 excellent two-reel cartoons, created by Max Fleischer, in which Popeye & his friends are interpolated into the classic stories of The Arabian Nights. They feature great animation - notice the fascinating 3-D backgrounds - and taut, fast-moving plots. Meant to be shown in movie theaters, they are miles ahead of their Saturday Morning counterparts. Jack Mercer is the voice of Popeye; Mae Questel does the honors for Olive Oyl.