

A Date to Skate
1938-11-18 · 7 min · ★ 6.1
Popeye takes Olive roller skating in a rink. She's never skated before, so he has to teach her, and she's not a quick learner. Before long Olive ends up outside the rink, rolling wildly out of control.
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- Directors
- Dave Fleischer
- Production companies
- Fleischer Studios
- Countries
- United States of America
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- Released
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Jack MercerPopeye (voice) (uncredited)
Mae QuestelOlive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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