| Porky's Railroad | |
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| Directed by | Frank Tashlin |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
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| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Joe D'Igalo Robert Bentley |
| Color process | Black and White |
| Production company | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Running time | 7:14 |
| Language | English |
Porky's Railroad is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. The short was released on August 7, 1937, and stars Porky Pig.
Plot
Porky and his 2-2-2 typed locomitive (#131⁄2 "Toots" ) travel the 15th Century Unlimited and endure a larger locomotive and stubborn bull who crosses the tracks.
Production notes
In the scene in which Porky pulls the bull's tail, some of his speech is garbled. When played backwards, however, Porky's words here are "...Toots old gal, d-d-don't pop your b-b-b-b...".
When a woodpile is knocked over there is a brief view of a caricatured black man, a derogatory visual reference from the cartoonists to the then commonly used term "a nigger in the woodpile". During the race, Porky runs his train over the top of a boat called the 'S.S Leon', a gag dedicated to the cartoon's producer Leon Schlesinger. Also, the Morse Code heard is a message to write "QST QSL Leon Schlesinger Hollywood picture of Porky"
Home media
- DVD – Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4, Disc 2
See also
References
- Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 60. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- The Looney Tunes Show - Season 3 Episode 4: Porky Pig's Feat/Porky's Railroad - Metacritic
- Porky's Railroad (1937) - Hidden Audio by CCCartoons on YouTube
- Forbidden Animation: Censored Cartoons and Blacklisted Animators in America - Google Books (pg.43)
External links
- Porky's Railroad at IMDb
- Porky's Railroad on the Internet Archive
- Porky's Railroad (Colorized) on the Internet Archive