{"id":71190,"date":"2022-04-05T00:01:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T07:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/?p=71190"},"modified":"2022-04-03T11:02:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T18:02:22","slug":"max-and-dave-he-yam-what-he-yam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/index.php\/max-and-dave-he-yam-what-he-yam\/","title":{"rendered":"Max and Dave: He Yam What He Yam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Through 1934, it probably became apparent to Max and Dave where there success was coming from. Theaters were not running \u201cBetty Boop Clubs\u201d, but they were running Popeye clubs to get kiddies to attend the Saturday matinee. The Popeye<\/em> phenomenon was going on in England, too. There exists a famous essay, comparing the popularity of Popeye to that of Mickey Mouse in Britain. The sailor was doing precisely the opposite of an old nautical motto – and \u201cmaking waves\u201d resoundingly felt in the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n

\"\"Can You Take It<\/strong> (4\/27\/34) – Myron Waldman was normally known for a reputation of peaceable, gentle-humored situations for the characters he directed or supervised as lead animator. But in this early effort, possibly for the only time in his career, he completely cuts loose with over-the-top violence in abundance, to the point where some (including Los Angeles Popeye host Tom Hatten) came to treat this film as unsuitable for the airwaves. Popeye is following Olive Oyl to her work. She\u2019s a nurse at the hospital of the Bruiser Boys\u2019 Club. Popeye sees a sign that dares him to just try to join the club. He finds Bluto in charge of the organization, while several members are busily occupied, happily bludgeoning each other with clubs. Popeye is extremely confident that he can \u201ctake it\u201d, and Bluto orders his lackies to put Popeye through the works – a death course that wouldn\u2019t be out of place in Bimbo\u2019s Initiation<\/em>. Popeye, blindfolded, has to pass between two circular saws, which become twisted into abstract art by trying to cut him. He then has to run a gamut of devices that deliver blows to the noggin and kicks to the rear, leading to an iron maiden. When the iron maiden is brought up to the level of Bluto\u2019s office, Bluto is disappointed to find Popeye walking out on his own two feet instead of sliced and gashed. As a final blow, the Bruisers fire a cannon into Popeye\u2019s abdomen, finally delivering Popeye into one of the club\u2019s hospital beds, where Olive informs Popeye that he couldn\u2019t take it. Defiantly, Popeye eats his spinach, then takes on the entire membership, knocking them all into the hospital ward. Popeye assumes the presidency, bangs the gavel once – and the whole building comes down. Songs:<\/strong> \u201cThe Day You Came Along\u201d, introduced by Bing Crosby in Too Much Harmony<\/em>, recorded by Crosby for Brunswick as a vocal (below)<\/em>, Meyer Davis as a dance record for Columbia, Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra (a pick-up group from Fletcher Henderson\u2019s band) for Okeh and released in England on Columbia, and Bill Scotti on Bluebird. Lew Stone recorded a British version on Decca with Al Bowlly vocal. A late revival was recorded by Dean Martin on Reprise. Also in the score, \u201cYou Gotta Be a Football Hero\u201d, a 1933 pop recorded by Don Bestor on Victor, Ben Bernie on Columbia, and Harry Reser for Melotone, Perfect, et al. Dick Robertson had a version in 1938 for Decca. Also, returns for \u201cStars and Stripers Forever\u201d, and \u201cGoodnight Ladies\u201d.<\/p>\n