Gus Wicke
Actor · 1885 – 1947 · Barmen [now Wuppertal], North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
August Wicke (May 7, 1885 – January 3, 1947), also known as Gus Wicke and Gus Wickie, was an American bass singer and stage and voice actor. He was one of the voices of Bluto in the animated series Popeye the Sailor, by Fleischer Studios. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
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Movie6.2AnimationFamilyGulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally-miniscule rival, Blefiscu, as well as smooth the way for the romance between the Princess and Prince of the opposing lands. In this he is alternately aided and hampered by the Lilliputian town crier and general fussbudget, Gabby. A life-threatening situation develops when the bumbling trio of Blefiscu spies, Sneak, Snoop, and Snitch, manage to steal Gulliver's pistol.
Gulliver's Travels
1939 · 148 votes
Movie6.6AnimationAdventureAfter wrecking Popeye's ship and stealing away Olive Oyl, hero of Arabic legend Sindbad decides to test him and his ever-resilient new rival's strength in order to prove their supremacy as the "most remarkable, extraordinary fella" of Sindbad's menagerie island.
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
1936 · 159 votes
Movie5.7AnimationIn a vaudeville act, Betty Boop (with dog's ears) sings "You're Drivin' Me Crazy;" Bimbo sneaks into the show and runs afoul of a stage hypnotist.
Silly Scandals
1931 · 12 votes
Movie6.7AnimationComedyOlive preaches the need for brotherly love on the radio. Popeye, hearing this, does a number of good deeds: helping two workmen raise a safe, straightening a wrecked car, and helping two boys sneak into a baseball game. But when he tries to break up a fight, it's more than he can handle alone. Olive and her followers come along and try to help, but it's too much for them, too. Of course, once Popeye has his spinach...
Brotherly Love
1936 · 6 votes
Movie7.2AnimationComedyPopeye gives Olive a parrot that he's trained. Bluto sets the bird free and then tries to kill it.
Fowl Play
1937 · 8 votes
- Movie10.0Animation
A celebration of art by legendary animator Max Fleischer. Features: KoKo's Kozy Korner (1928), Somewhere in Dreamland (1936), Any Rags? (1932), Small Fry (1939), Dinah (1933), The Old Man of the Mountain (1933), and Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936).
Movie7.2AnimationComedyPopeye and Bluto are deep sea divers. Popeye has a treasure map; for some reason he cuts Bluto in on the deal, but of course, Bluto's idea of 50-50 isn't exactly fair...
Dizzy Divers
1935 · 8 votes
Movie7.0AnimationComedyPopeye applies for a lifeguard job when he sees Olive in the pool, but Bluto also wants the job (and Olive). The manager, Wimpy, asks them to demonstrate their skills in a contest. Popeye does well, until Bluto demonstrates lifesaving and first aid on him.
I Wanna Be a Life Guard
1936 · 10 votes
Movie6.1AnimationComedyOlive tells Popeye and Bluto that she loves a man in a uniform, so they try to sign up at the recruiting station - that can only take one of them.
I'm in the Army Now
1936 · 15 votes
Movie6.8AnimationComedySwee-Pea is reluctant to eat his spinach, so Popeye tells him about the football game when he was young (against Bluto, with Olive cheering and Wimpy keeping score) and also reluctant to eat his spinach.
The Football Toucher Downer
1937 · 8 votes
Movie7.1AnimationComedyPopeye and Olive are grooving to the sounds of Wimpy the organ grinder, but their neighbor Bluto wants him to move on. Popeye and Bluto settle their disagreement in their usual fashion.
Organ Grinder's Swing
1937 · 7 votes
Movie7.0AnimationComedyOlive is moving out of her apartment; she's hired Bluto to move her things, but Popeye comes over to visit and won't be shown up.
Let's Get Movin'
1936 · 7 votes
Movie7.5ComedyAnimationPopeye the Sailor, accompanied by Olive Oyl and Wimpy, is dispatched to stop the dreaded bandit Abu Hassan and his force of forty thieves.
Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves
1937 · 35 votes
Movie7.1AnimationComedySwee'pea is crying, so Olive calls on Popeye to cheer the baby up. Popeye and Bluto compete by doing various silly antics.
I Likes Babies and Infinks
1937 · 8 votes
Movie6.9AnimationComedyPopeye takes Olive mountain climbing. Bluto sets various traps for them along the way.
I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski
1936 · 8 votes
Movie7.0AnimationComedyPopeye and Olive are taking a ferry run by Bluto. When they find out the fare, they decide, with Wimpy, to build a bridge. Bluto does what he can to sabotage this plan - until spinach time, of course.
Bridge Ahoy!
1936 · 8 votes
Movie7.0AnimationComedyPopeye's failures in the kitchen send him on a quest for a wife. He visits the "matrimonial agency" and picks Olive at the same time Bluto picks her. Of course, the boys settle their problem with their fists. Soon, Bluto and Olive are visiting Justice of the Peace Wimpy, with Popeye temporarily detained.
For Better or Worser
1935 · 8 votes
Movie6.0AnimationBetty Boop is incensed at her farmer neighbor's cruelty to his animals. Grampy knows how to teach him a lesson.
Be Human
1936 · 8 votes
Movie6.6AnimationComedyPopeye and Olive are attending a football game; Bluto's team takes the field, and Olive is swept off her feet, becoming a cheerleader for him. Popeye signs up and becomes quarterback of the opposing team, which is skinny and pathetic looking, compared to Bluto's team of huge bruisers. Things go badly, of course, until Popeye eats his spinach and becomes a whole football team himself, winning both the game and Olive.
You Gotta Be a Football Hero
1935 · 10 votes
Movie7.2AnimationComedyPopeye is running a women's gymnasium next door to Bluto's cabaret. Seeing Popeye's greater success with women, Bluto dresses in drag and challenges Popeye to various feats of strength.
Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky
1936 · 8 votes
Movie7.3AnimationComedyOlive takes Popeye to Professor Bluteau to learn some manners.
Learn Polikeness
1938 · 7 votes
Movie6.9AnimationComedyA Mardi Gras celebration, looking pretty much like any carnival. Bluto is a strongman, claiming to be King of the Mardi Gras, and drawing a large crowd. Popeye, nearby, claims only, "I yam what I yam," and has no crowd, but still draws Bluto's wrath.
King of the Mardi Gras
1935 · 9 votes
Movie7.0ComedyAnimationGabby goes camping with the Mayor.
It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day
1941 · 5 votes
Movie7.1AnimationComedyPopeye takes Olive to a stage show of a hypnotist (Bluto), who also levitates objects. While he's doing this, Popeye makes him lose his concentration, so in retaliation, the hypnotist pulls Olive on stage and turns her into a chicken. Popeye comes down to fight and the hypnotist tries to turn him into a monkey, but Popeye pulls a mirror into place. He recovers, and turns Popeye into a donkey, then smacks him around a bit, but spinach comes to the rescue.
The Hyp-Nut-Tist
1935 · 8 votes