Ancient Fistory (1953)
It's the middle ages (sort of); Popeye is working in Bluto's Beanery. Bluto is going to the ball where Princess Olive will choose her mate. Popeye's fairy godpappy appears and it's a reverse Cinderella story, with a car created from a can of spinach.
- Date of release
- 1953-01-30
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 7m
- Genres
- Comedy, Animation, Family
- Director
- Seymour Kneitel
Casting
- Jack Mercer — Popeye / Fairy Godfather / Announcer / Bull (voice) (uncredited)
- Jackson Beck — Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
- Mae Questel — Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Ancient Fistory is a 1953 American animated short film directed by Seymour Kneitel and starring Jack Mercer in multiple roles. The film was released by Paramount Pictures on January 30, 1953. It was based on a gender-reversed parody of the fairy tale Cinderella and a possible inspiration for the 1960 film Cinderfella starring Jerry Lewis.
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