Porky's Railroad

Porky's Railroad
Looney Tunes (Porky Pig) series
Title Screen
Directed by Supervision:
Frank Tashlin
Produced by Leon Schlesinger
Voices by Mel Blanc
Billy Bletcher
Music by Musical direction:
Carl W. Stalling
Orchestra:
Milt Franklyn (uncredited)
Animation by Character animation:
Joe D'Igalo
Robert Bentley
Nelson Demorest
Volney White
(both uncredited)
Effects animation:
A.C. Gamer (uncredited)
Layouts by Character design:
T. Hee (uncredited)
Studio Leon Schlesinger Studios
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) August 7, 1937
Color process Black and White (later colorized in 1968 and the 1990s)
Running time 7:15
7:04 (1968 Korean redrawn colorized cut version)
Language English
Preceded by Porky's Badtime Story
Followed by Get Rich Quick Porky

Porky's Railroad is a Looney Tunes cartoon starring Porky Pig released in 1937.[1]

Plot

Porky is informed that his beloved train the 13​1⁄2 named 'Toots' is to be replaced by a streamline train by the name of 'The Silver Fish'. After the driver of 'The Silver Fish' insults 'Toots', Porky mutters that his train could easily take on the streamline train. The driver agrees to a race that ends with Porky being the victor (thanks to a bull seeking revenge after being previously insulted by Porky) and becoming the new driver of 'The Silver Fish' whilst a battered 'Toots' is on a trailer behind with 'Headin' for the last roundhouse' written on a sign attached to it.

In-jokes

When a woodpile is knocked over there is a brief view of a monkey, 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 Schlesinger for a picture of Porky.[2]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029429/
  2. ↑ Forbidden Animation: Censored Cartoons and Blacklisted Animators in America


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