Popeye, Wimpy (both voiced by Jack Mercer) and Olive Oyl (voiced by Mae Questel) are out boating when they are spied by self-proclaimed "remarkable, extra-ordinary fellow", Sindbad the Sailor (voiced by Gus Wickie). Captivated by Olive's spindly beauty, the beefy bad-guy sends his tame Rokh to sink the boat and kidnap the spaghetti-limbed siren. Popeye escapes the wreck and, towing Wimpy, swims to Sindbad's island just in time to save a shrieking Olive from the bounder's unwanted advances. Challenged to prove who is the better man, Popeye fights the great bird, then a two-headed Borsht-belt giant, and finally Sindbad himself. Can a timely can of the squinting sailor's favorite leafy performance-enhancing substance save the day? If you're not sure, you must be new to the Popeye-verse. This 16 minute 2-reeler is a colour 'feature-length' version of Fleischer Studios' classic short cartoons and follows a similar trajectory: the constantly muttering sailor is challenged (often by his nemesis Bluto (who greatly resembles Sindbad) over the attentions of the lovely Olive), engages in battle, and when on the ropes and near ignominious defeat, downs the inevitable can of spinach that renders him indomitable. The Sindbad feature is a great example of the fantastic animation produced in the 1930's, with great characters, surreal backgrounds, catchy music, and humour for all generations. Good fun!
