The early Fleischer cartoons were visually superb for the most part. They were still more or less breaking in the Popeye series at this point and still just getting by with William Costello as the voice of Popeye. This one is a very good cartoon that would have been made better if the voice actor had given Popeye a bit more energy or life. The sight gags are great in this, but without visual action, Popeye voiced by Costello would have trouble convincing people to buy $5.00 bills for a dime, much less convincing young children to eat spinach. The kids make the short in any case. Good ending makes this worth watching. Recommended.
Review of Strong to the Finich
