You Gotta Be a Football Hero
Synopsis
Popeye 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.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
August 29, 1935
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Dave Fleischer
- Original Score
- Sammy Timberg
- Original Title
- You Gotta Be a Football Hero
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 6m
- Production Studios
- Fleischer Studios
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Dave Fleischer
Sammy Timberg
Max Fleischer
Department Leadership Roster
Dave Fleischer
Director
Sammy Timberg
Original Music Composer
Max Fleischer
Producer
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Popeye the Sailor (theatrical cartoons)
Popeye the Sailor Theatrical Shorts (Fleischer Studios)
This is a list of the 109 cartoons starring Popeye the Sailor, produced from 1933 to 1942 by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures. During the course of production in 1941, Paramount assumed control of the Fleischer studio, removing founders Max and Dave Fleischer from control of the studio and renaming the organization Famous Studios by 1942. Popeye cartoons continued production under Famous Studios following 1942's Baby Wants a Bottleship. All cartoons are one-reel (6 to 10 minutes) and in black and white, except for the three Popeye Color Specials (Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor from 1936, Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves from 1937, and Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp from 1939), which are two-reels (20 minutes) long and in Technicolor.
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What is You Gotta Be a Football Hero about?
Popeye 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.
Who directed You Gotta Be a Football Hero?
You Gotta Be a Football Hero was directed by Dave Fleischer.
Who stars in You Gotta Be a Football Hero?
The principal cast of You Gotta Be a Football Hero includes William 'Billy' Costello, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke.
When was You Gotta Be a Football Hero released and how long is it?
You Gotta Be a Football Hero was released in 1935 with a total runtime of 6m.
Who composed the musical score for You Gotta Be a Football Hero?
The original motion picture soundtrack for You Gotta Be a Football Hero was composed by Sammy Timberg.