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Ration Fer the Duration (1943)

Audience Score
95
Popeyes planting a victory garden while his nephews are collecting worms for fishing He berates them for wasting time and tells them the story of Jack and the Beanstalk which inspires them to plant beans Popeye falls asleep and dreams up a giant beanstalk His nephews talk him into climbing to the top Inside the giants castle Popee hides in the cuckoo clock and spots the giant hoarding sugar instead of gold his hen lays tires and his storehouses are full of other goods that were rationed in World War II Popeye tries to walk out with a stack of tires but the giant stops him ultimately swatting him with a fly swatter and making him into a sandwich the giant sprinkles Popeye with pepper delaying the inevitable spinach briefly Popeye defeats the giant and gets him to sneeze all his tires into a carpet
StarringJack Mercer
DirectorSeymour Kneitel

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 28th, 1943
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Famous Studios