For Better or Worser (1935)

Genres - Action, Adventure, Comedy  |   Release Date - Jun 27, 1935 (USA - Unknown)  |   Run Time - 7 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Tired of cleaning his dingy apartment and burning his dinner, Popeye decides that it's time to get a wife. He heads down to a seedy-looking matrimonial bureau, where he and fellow bachelor Bluto vie for the affections of a modestly veiled Olive Oyl. Temporarily disposing of his rival, Bluto drags Olive to the nearest justice of the peace (who else but Wimpy?)--with Popeye, grotesquely scrunched like an accordion by a pile driver, hot on the couple's heels. This bizarre entry serves to introduce the Fleischer studio's unique "3-D" background effect, with the animated characters cavorting before a "live" tabletop-model background. The musical score inclues the lilting "Stay as Sweet as You Are", written byMack Gordon and Harry Revel for the 1934 movie musical College Rhythm.