Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves 1937

 Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves

1937

popeye, Classic cartoon, 1930s

The classic Arabian adventure, adapted for Popeye and Olive Oyl. Cartoon originally produced in 1937 by Fleischer Studios

Horror Express

 Horror Express (Spanish: Pánico en el Transiberiano, lit. "Panic on the Trans-Siberian")[4] is a 1972 science fiction horror film directed by Eugenio Martín. It stars Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, with Alberto de Mendoza, Silvia Tortosa, Julio Peña, George Rigaud, Ángel del Pozo, and Telly Savalas in supporting roles.

Horror Express

Directed by

Eugenio Martín

Screenplay by

Arnaud d'Usseau

Julian Zimet

(as Julian Halevy)

Story by

Eugenio Martín

Produced by

Bernard Gordon

Starring

Christopher Lee

Peter Cushing

Telly Savalas

Cinematography

Alejandro Ulloa

Edited by

Robert C. Dearberg

Music by

John Cacavas

Production

companies

Granada Films

Benmar Productions

Scotia International[1]

Distributed by

Regia Films Arturo González (Spain)[2]

Gala Film Distributors (UK)[1]

Release dates

30 September 1972 (Sitges)

30 November 1973 (New York)[3]

Running time

90 minutes

Countries

Spain

United Kingdom

Language

English

Budget

$300,000

Box office

755,542 admissions (Spain)[2]

Set in 1906, the film's storyline follows the various passengers aboard a European-bound Trans-Siberian Railway train. They are soon stalked, one by one, by an alien intelligence inhabiting the frozen body of an ancient primitive humanoid brought onboard by an anthropologist.

Superman: The Mechanical Monsters 1941

 

Superman: The Mechanical Monsters

1941

• Superman, robot, action comics

A mad scientist unleashes robots to rob banks and loot museums. Superman saves the day. Animation by Steve Muffati and George Germanetti. Music by Sammy Timberg. Produced in 1941.

The Mechanical Monsters is the second of the seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character Superman. Produced by Fleischer Studios, the story features Superman battling a mad scientist with a small army of robots at his command. It was originally released by Paramount Pictures on November 28, 1941.

Betty Boop: Minnie The Moocher 1932

 

Betty Boop: Minnie The Moocher

1932

• Betty Boop, cartoon, Humor

Minnie the Moocher (1932) is a Betty Boop cartoon produced by Fleischer Studios and released by Paramount Pictures.[1]

The cartoon opens with a live action sequence of Cab Calloway and his orchestra performing an instrumental rendition of "St. James Infirmary". Then Betty Boop gets into a fight with her strict, Yiddish speaking, Jewish parents, runs away from home with her boyfriend Bimbo, and sings excerpts of the Harry Von Tilzer song "They Always Pick on Me" (1911) and the song "Mean to Me" (1929).

The Stolen Body

 

Woody Woodpecker in Pantry Panic 1941

 

Woody Woodpecker in Pantry Panic

1941

• woody the woodpecker, walter lantz, groundhog

Weatherby Groundhog predicts a cold winter and advises all the birds to fly south. But Woody Woodpecker decides to stay, and nearly starves. Animation by Alex Lovy and Lester Kline, story by Ben Hardaway and L.E. Elliott, music by Darrell Calker.

Pantry Panic is the third animated cartoon short in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on November 24, 1941, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures.

Popeye for President 1956

 

1956

Popeye for President

Classic cartoon, 1950s, popeye

Popeye and Bluto are both running for president. They are tied with exactly the same number of votes, but Miss Olive Oyl has yet to cast her ballot. Which candidate will be able to impress her the most and earn her precious vote?