House Tricks?
Synopsis
Olive is building a house when the boys happen by. They show off a bit to convince her to let them build her house for her. She decides to split the job in half by splitting the blueprints in half and having each build one side of the house. Of course, "cooperation" isn't in their vocabulary. Bluto does an extremely sloppy job on his half, and also takes every opportunity to either sabotage Popeye or trick him into doing more work. Meanwhile, Popeye's making enough of his own mistakes, many of which seem to involve wedging Olive into small bent pipes. Eventually, Popeye has his spinach and finishes the house, but the house collapses as they are celebrating with a kiss.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
March 15, 1946
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Seymour Kneitel
- Screenplay & Story
- Jack Ward, Carl Meyer
- Original Score
- Winston Sharples
- Original Title
- House Tricks?
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 7m
- Production Studios
- Famous Studios
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Seymour Kneitel
Jack Ward, Carl Meyer
Winston Sharples
Department Leadership Roster
Seymour Kneitel
Director
Jack Ward
Writer
Carl Meyer
Writer
Winston Sharples
Original Music Composer
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What is House Tricks? about?
Olive is building a house when the boys happen by. They show off a bit to convince her to let them build her house for her. She decides to split the job in half by splitting the blueprints in half and having each build one side of the house. Of course, "cooperation" isn't in their vocabulary. Bluto does an extremely sloppy job on his half, and also takes every opportunity to either sabotage Popeye or trick him into doing more work. Meanwhile, Popeye's making enough of his own mistakes, many of which seem to involve wedging Olive into small bent pipes. Eventually, Popeye has his spinach and finishes the house, but the house collapses as they are celebrating with a kiss.
Who directed House Tricks??
House Tricks? was directed by Seymour Kneitel.
Who stars in House Tricks??
The principal cast of House Tricks? includes Harry Welch, Mae Questel, Jackson Beck.
When was House Tricks? released and how long is it?
House Tricks? was released in 1946 with a total runtime of 7m.
Who composed the musical score for House Tricks??
The original motion picture soundtrack for House Tricks? was composed by Winston Sharples.