Fright to the Finish

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Fright to the Finish
Directed by	Seymour Kneitel
Story by	Jack Mercer
Produced by	Seymour Kneitel Izzy Sparber
Starring	Jack Mercer Mae Questel Jackson Beck
Music by	Winston Sharples
Production company	Famous Studios
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 27, 1954 (1954-08-27)
Running time	6 minutes
Country	U.S.
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.^[1]^[2]^[3] The short was released by Paramount Pictures on August 27, 1954.^[4]

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 if Bluto hasn't got a home to go to and Bluto wondering what to do to get rid of "that runt" Popeye. Bluto pretends to leave in order 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, who is kicked out of the house by Olive, 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" then he laughs. ^[5]

Cast

The cast consists of:^[6]

Jackson Beck as Bluto
Jack Mercer as Popeye
Mae Questel as Olive Oyl

References

^ FilmAffinity
^ Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1954-Cartoon Research
^ MUBI
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 123–124. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
^ Internet Archive
^ BCDB.com^{[dead link‍]}

External links

Fright to the Finish at IMDb
The short film Fright to the Finish is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.

Popeye created by E. C. Segar

Characters

Main	Popeye Bluto Olive Oyl Wimpy Swee'Pea
Supporting	Alice the Goon Eugene the Jeep George W. Geezil Harold Hamgravy Castor Oyl Poopdeck Pappy Sea Hag

Authors and artists

Theatrical shorts

Fleischer Studios	Popeye the Sailor I Yam What I Yam Blow Me Down! Seasin's Greetinks! Wild Elephinks Let's You and Him Fight Little Swee'Pea Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor The Paneless Window Washer Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves A Date to Skate Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp Ghosks is the Bunk
Famous Studios	You're a Sap, Mr. Jap Scrap the Japs Me Musical Nephews Spinach Fer Britain Seein' Red, White 'N' Blue Pop-Pie a la Mode Olive Oyl for President Ancient Fistory Popeye, the Ace of Space Fright to the Finish Spooky Swabs

Feature film

Popeye

Television shows

TV specials

Video games

Other

Plot summary

Cast

See also

References

External links