Fright to the Finish
| Fright to the Finish | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
Seymour Kneitel Al Eugster (animation director) |
| Produced by |
Seymour Kneitel Izzy Sparber |
| Written by | Jack Mercer |
| Starring | Jack Mercer |
| Music by | Winston Sharples |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | 27 August 1954 |
Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Fright to the Finish is a 1954 animated American short film directed by Seymour Kneitel and Al Eugster starring Jack Mercer as Popeye.
Plot summary
It is Halloween night and Olive is reading ghost stories to Popeye and Bluto. Both of the men want to have alone time with Olive, with Popeye wondering why Bluto hasn't gone home and Bluto wondering what to do to get rid of Popeye. Bluto decides to stage various pranks (a headless man, an animated skeleton, and a sheet-over-balloon ghost) to scare Olive and Popeye. He pins the blame on Popeye, Olive kicks him out of her house, and Bluto goes to comfort her.
Popeye gets back at Bluto by going into Olive's bedroom through her window (which was still open) and uses a jar of vanishing cream to make himself invisible. He scares both Olive and Bluto (mainly Bluto), and Bluto eventually runs out of Olive's house. Popeye reveals himself and Olive kisses him for saving her, getting red lipstick all over Popeye's face. Popeye turns to the audience and says, "Loves them ghosts."
Cast
- Jackson Beck as Bluto
- Jack Mercer as Popeye
- Mae Questel as Olive Oyl
External links
- Fright to the Finish at the Internet Movie Database
- Fright to the Finish at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Fright to the Finish is available for free download at the Internet Archive