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Polar Pals (1939)

Polar Pals (1939), directed by Robert Clampett, starring Mel Blanc and Billy Bletcher.

06/03/1939 BR Animation and Comedy 6m

Synopsis

Porky Pig inhabits an igloo in the Arctic, where he beds with a covering a several live, furry polar bears, bathes in a shower whose water instantly freezes into long icicles, and dances in the ice and snow with the native fauna. When a greedy fur trapper named I. Killem arrives to threaten Porky's walrus, bear, and seal friends, Porky acts to repel the trapper by firing a musket which spits out buckshot and explosives. Killem flees in what he thinks is a kayak but is actually a whale.

  • Robert ClampettDirector
  • Treg BrownEditing
  • Leon SchlesingerProducer
  • Carl W. StallingOriginal music

About the film

Polar Pals is a 1939 American animated comedy short film directed by Robert Clampett. The short was released on June 3, 1939. It is part of the Looney Tunes series and the 58th cartoon to feature Porky Pig.

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Polar Pals is a 1939 American animated comedy short film directed by Robert Clampett. The short was released on June 3, 1939. It is part of the Looney Tunes series and the 58th cartoon to feature Porky Pig.

Plot

Porky Pig lives in the North Pole with several polar bears. The polar bears sleep on him like blankets and leave one by one as it is time for Porky to wake up. He "showers" in water that freeze instantly and dances his way to work while the local fauna interact with each other humorously.

Fur trapper I. Killem arrives on his ship by slicing an iceberg in half. He launches cannonballs at sea lions for their fur, as well as a sheet of ice that falls on Porky. He shoots at a penguin whose shadow is hit but not its body, as well as a drunken walrus who is unaware of his wounds, from which alcohol leak out. He kills multiple penguins with a giant cannonball that functions like a bowling ball, as well as some animals with guns who are humorously turned into a cozy hunting lodge. Porky returns fire and turns the iceberg behind I. Killem into a mallet, which hits him and causes him to flee to his boat. Porky sinks his boat, after which I. Killem attempts to escape on what seems to be a canoe, only to find a whale who sends him flying to his death on a distant iceberg. Porky celebrates but falls into the water and is frozen solid.

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DVD:

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5

Porky Pig 101

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Text from Polar Pals on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_Pals

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What is Polar Pals about?

Polar Pals: Porky Pig inhabits an igloo in the Arctic, where he beds with a covering a several live, furry polar bears, bathes in a shower whose water instantly freezes into long icicles, and dances in the ice and snow with the native fauna. When a greedy fur trapper named I. Killem arrives to threaten Porky's walrus, bear, and s…

Who directed Polar Pals?

Polar Pals was directed by Robert Clampett in 1939.

Who stars in Polar Pals?

The cast of Polar Pals includes Mel Blanc and Billy Bletcher.

How long is Polar Pals?

Polar Pals runs for 6 minutes, or 0h06.

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