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  • A Balmy Swami (1949)
  • Short | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A Balmy Swami (1949)
Short | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye and Olive are taking in a variety show. Popeye enjoys the juggling seal very much, but he's followed by magician/hypnotist Bluto. Bluto spots Olive in her luxury box and immediately makes plans. First, he humiliates Popeye with a ...See morePopeye and Olive are taking in a variety show. Popeye enjoys the juggling seal very much, but he's followed by magician/hypnotist Bluto. Bluto spots Olive in her luxury box and immediately makes plans. First, he humiliates Popeye with a series of magic tricks. Next, he hypnotizes Olive, but while she's walking toward Bluto in a trance, Popeye points her the other way and goes after Bluto himself. Meanwhile, Olive has walked out the stage door and onto a construction site, and the boys race to save her. Popeye's efforts are hampered by Bluto's magic, like the instant brick wall he builds. Bluto awakens her, and she attacks him and then panics. Popeye throws her a hook to save her; it does, but it crashes through a window, bringing a piano out with it. The piano crashes on the building, and Olive is catapulted by the strings to a distant platform. Another race to save her. As Popeye is trapped in a plummeting elevator, he breaks out the spinach. Finally, Bluto is given to the seal as a plaything. Written by Jon Reeves See less
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Director
Izzy Sparber (as I. Sparber)
Writers
Carl Meyer (story) | Jack Mercer (story)
Composer
Winston Sharples
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Updated Jul 22, 1949
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Jul 22, 1949 (United States)

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Jackson Beck's primary photo
Jackson Beck
Bluto (voice) (uncredited) Bluto (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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Jack Mercer
Popeye (voice) (uncredited) Popeye (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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Mae Questel
Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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