The 3-D look was created using a device called the Stereoptical Camera or Setback, which was invented by The technicians at Fleischer Studios in 1934. Their apparatus used three-dimensional miniature sets built to the scale of the animation artwork.
The animation cels were placed so that various objects could pass in front of and behind them, and the entire scene was shot using a horizontal camera. It looked something like this:
The results are stunning and really bring to life all the captured creatures on Sinbad's island.
The cartoon has been deemed "culturally significant" and has been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry, as well as being voted #17 of the 50 greatest cartoons ever!
Spinach
Apparently the idea for Popeye's power food to be spinach came from a study which, because of a misprint, attributed to spinach ten times its actual iron content. The error was discovered sometime in the 1930s but not widely publicized until 1981!
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