Sone scenes were created by photographing the animation cels in front of a miniature set, giving a more three-dimensional appearance.
The only Popeye cartoon nominated for an Academy Award.
This was the first Popeye cartoon made in Technicolor.
This was the first of the "Popeye Color Specials", a trilogy of Technicolor features that were released in the 1930s. These features were over sixteen minutes each (three times as long as a regular Popeye cartoon, and so were considered big-budget adaptations), and were often billed in cinemas alongside/above the main feature.