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Fright to the Finish
Fright to the Finish
Directed by	Seymour Kneitel
Story by	Jack Mercer
Produced by	Seymour Kneitel; Izzy Sparber;
Starring	Jack Mercer; Mae Questel; Jackson Beck;
Music by	Winston Sharples
Production; company	Famous Studios
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 27, 1954;
Running time	6 minutes
Country	U.S.
Language	English

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Fright to the Finish is a 1954 animated American short film directed by Seymour Kneitel and Al Eugster starring Jack Mercer as Popeye.^[1]^[2]^[3] The short was released by Paramount Pictures on August 27, 1954.^[4]

Plot summary

It is Halloween night and Olive is reading ghost stories to Popeye and Bluto. Both of the men want to have alone time with Olive, with Popeye wondering if Bluto hasn't got a home to go to and Bluto wondering what to do to get rid of "that runt" Popeye. Bluto pretends to leave in order to stage various pranks (a headless man, an animated skeleton, and a sheet-over-balloon ghost) to scare Olive and Popeye. He pins the blame on Popeye, who is kicked out of the house by Olive, and Bluto goes to comfort her.

Popeye gets back at Bluto by going into Olive's bedroom through her window (which was still open) and uses a jar of vanishing cream to make himself invisible. He scares both Olive and Bluto (mainly Bluto), and Bluto eventually runs out of Olive's house. Popeye reveals himself and Olive kisses him for saving her, getting red lipstick all over Popeye's face. Popeye turns to the audience and says, "Loves them ghosts" then he laughs. ^[5]

Cast

The cast consists of:^[6]

Jackson Beck as Bluto
Jack Mercer as Popeye
Mae Questel as Olive Oyl

References

^ FilmAffinity
^ Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1954-Cartoon Research
^ MUBI
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 123–124. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
^ Internet Archive
^ BCDB.com^{[dead link‍]}

External links

Fright to the Finish at IMDb
The short film Fright to the Finish is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.

[1] FilmAffinity

[2] Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1954-Cartoon Research

[3] MUBI

[4] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 123–124. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.

[5] Internet Archive

[6] BCDB.com^{[dead link‍]}

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 '''''Fright to the Finish''''' is a 1954 animated American short film directed by [[Seymour Kneitel]] and [[Al Eugster]] starring [[Jack Mercer]] as [[Popeye]].<ref>[https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film361498.html FilmAffinity]</ref><ref>[http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/cartoons-considered-for-an-academy-award-1954/ Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1954-Cartoon Research]</ref><ref>[https://mubi.com/films/fright-to-the-finish MUBI]</ref> The short was released by [[Paramount Pictures]] on August 27, 1954.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |pages=123–124}}</ref>
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 It is [[Halloween]] night and [[Olive Oyl|Olive]] is reading [[Ghost story|ghost stories]] to [[Popeye]] and [[Bluto]]. Both of the men want to have alone time with Olive, with Popeye wondering if Bluto hasn't got a home to go to and Bluto wondering what to do to get rid of "that runt" Popeye. Bluto pretends to leave in order to stage various pranks (a headless man, an animated skeleton, and a sheet-over-balloon ghost) to scare Olive and Popeye. He pins the blame on Popeye, who is kicked out of the house by Olive, and Bluto goes to comfort her.
-Popeye gets back at Bluto by going into Olive's bedroom through her window (which was still open) and uses a jar of [[wikt:vanishing cream|vanishing cream]] to make himself invisible. He scares both Olive and Bluto (mainly Bluto), and Bluto eventually runs out of Olive's house. Popeye reveals himself and Olive kisses him for saving her, getting red lipstick all over Popeye's face. Popeye [[Fourth wall|turns to the audience]] and says, "Loves them ghosts."
+Popeye gets back at Bluto by going into Olive's bedroom through her window (which was still open) and uses a jar of [[wikt:vanishing cream|vanishing cream]] to make himself invisible. He scares both Olive and Bluto (mainly Bluto), and Bluto eventually runs out of Olive's house. Popeye reveals himself and Olive kisses him for saving her, getting red lipstick all over Popeye's face. Popeye [[Fourth wall|turns to the audience]] and says, "Loves them ghosts" then he laughs.
 <ref>[https://archive.org/details/popeye_fright_to_the_finish Internet Archive]</ref>
 ==Cast==
-The cast consists of:<ref>[https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/15643-Fright-To-The-Finish BCDB.com]</ref>
+The cast consists of:<ref>[https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/15643-Fright-To-The-Finish BCDB.com]{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
 *[[Jackson Beck]] as Bluto
 *[[Jack Mercer]] as Popeye
 *[[Mae Questel]] as Olive Oyl
+==See also==
+* [[List of films set around Halloween]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *{{IMDb title|id=0150648|title=Fright to the Finish}}
-*{{bcdb title|15643|Fright to the Finish}}
 *{{Internet Archive short film|id=fright_to_the_finish|name=Fright to the Finish}}
+{{Popeye}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Fright to the Finish}}
-[[Category:1954 animated films]]
+[[Category:1954 animated short films]]
-[[Category:American short films]]
 [[Category:1950s English-language films]]
 [[Category:American films about Halloween]]
 [[Category:Popeye the Sailor theatrical cartoons]]
 [[Category:1950s American animated films]]
-[[Category:1954 short films]]
 [[Category:Paramount Pictures short films]]
 [[Category:1954 comedy films]]
-[[Category:American comedy films]]
+[[Category:American comedy short films]]
 [[Category:American animated short films]]
+[[Category:Animated films about Halloween]]
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+[[Category:Films scored by Winston Sharples]]
+[[Category:English-language short films]]