A Hull of a Mess 81 years old

Popeye and Bluto own adjacent shipyards. They are given the plans for a battleship; whichever finishes first gets the contract for the fleet. Bluto does his patriotic duty by refraining from his usual sabotage; his own incompetence provides much of the entertainment, until the end, when Popeye finishes first. Bluto, invited to help launch the ship, provides a bottle of champagne filled with nitroglycerine. Popeye's ship is destroyed, but after his spinach, he manages to turn out a ship every 5 seconds or so, launching an entire fleet for the war effort.

Credits

A Hull of a Mess Cast

Name Character
Jack Mercer He was 32, 74 years old when he died as Popeye

A Hull of a Mess Crew

Name Department
Izzy Sparber as Director. Directing
A Hull of a Mess poster
A Hull of a Mess (81 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, October 15, 1942
  • Runtime: 6 minutes