POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN: Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937 Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves is a two-reel animated cartoon short subject in the Popeye Color Specials series, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on November 26, 1937 by Paramount Pictures. It was produced by Max Fleischer for Fleischer Studios, Inc. and directed by Dave Fleischer. Initial release: November 26, 1937 Directors: Willard Bowsky, Dave Fleischer Music by: Sammy Timberg; Sammy Lerner; Tot Sey