Film

Hot Air Aces

1949 · 7m · Animation · Comedy

IMDb

6.4

Despite the title, the vehicles here are airplanes, not balloons. Bluto and Popeye are racing around the world; Bluto's got a sort of rocket plane, and Popeye's got a sad old prop model that has to be hand-started. He gets off to a bad start, as Bluto spins the prop, getting Popeye tangled up in it. This knocks him out; Olive puts him into his plane and gives him a push, and Popeye wakes up in the nick of time. Bluto stops off at the Eiffel Tower to woo a maiden; Popeye, with help from a lightning bolt, passes him. Bluto catches up again, and removes Popeye's engine. The plane crashes into the ocean, but fortunately, there's a case of spinach and a giant magnet nearby, so Popeye rebuilds the plane, using spinach cans to replace the missing pistons, and wins the race, as his spinach exhaust fries Bluto's plane.

Jackson Beck

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Jack Mercer

Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

Mae Questel

Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

• Izzy SparberDirector · Producer
• Isadore KleinWriter
• Seymour KneitelProducer
• Winston SharplesOriginal Music Composer

Release date

June 24, 1949

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

7m

Genres

Animation, Comedy