Maybe it was the pipe, or the very large pirate trying to relieve “Sinbad” of his ship of treasure, but I just kept thinking this was a “Popeye” cartoon only without any spinach! In any case, it’s still quite an action-packed and colourful animation depicting our intrepid sailor man and his nifty bird as they try to avoid being captured by this dastardly gent who wants to make them walk the plank or abandon him to the perils of the deep or a sandy desert island. It’s an enjoyable sequence of set-piece escapades with cannon balls flying, an endless supply of coconuts and quite a few airborne antics too. It’s not exactly original, but it is quickly paced and maybe the first cartoon appearance of a giant rock!?

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