Popeye

Starring the late Robin Williams in his first major film role, Popeye is Robert Altman’s live-action adaptation of E. C. Segar’s beloved comic strip and its inhabitants Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall), Wimpy (Paul Dooley), Poopdeck Pappy (Ray Walston), and Bluto (Paul L. Smith). Featuring a soundtrack by Harry Nilsson and a script by legendary cartoonist Jules Feiffer. Print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive (114 mins., 35mm)

Popeye and Prince Valiant are screened in conjunction with the opening of King of the Comics: William Randolph Hearst and 100 Years of King Features at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Visit cartoons.osu.edu for details.