What Price Porky (1938)
What Price Porky (1938), directed by Robert Clampett, starring Mel Blanc and Robert Clampett.
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Synopsis
Porky tries to feed his chickens, but some ducks steal the corn he puts out, then declare war. The battle rages, with the ducks against the chickens, sometimes in wing-to-wing combat, but also aerial attacks, and Porky finally turning the tide with his machine gun improvised from a wringer washer and a bag of corn. But the ducks still get the last laugh.
- Robert ClampettDirector
- Treg BrownEditing
- Leon SchlesingerProducer
- Carl W. StallingOriginal music
About the film
What Price Porky is a 1938 American animated comedy short film directed by Robert Clampett. The cartoon was released on February 26, 1938. It is the 98th film in the Looney Tunes series, the 36th cartoon to feature Porky Pig and the third cartoon to star Daffy Duck.
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What Price Porky is a 1938 American animated comedy short film directed by Robert Clampett. The cartoon was released on February 26, 1938. It is the 98th film in the Looney Tunes series, the 36th cartoon to feature Porky Pig and the third cartoon to star Daffy Duck.
Plot
Porky Pig wakes up one day to feed his chickens, only for his corn to be stolen by numerous black ducks led by Daffy Duck. Daffy writes a letter that insults the chickens while Porky tries to negotiate peacefully. The chickens and ducks go to war on each other.
The chickens use feed to lure newbornborn chicks and more chicken to the frontline while the ducks prepare their army, navy and air force. The chicks use a hen as cover and shoot an overconfident duck. An airship fashioned with a sausage is eaten by a duck while the chick in it parachutes to safety. Daffy pretends to be the Easter Bunny and deploys eggs with newborn ducklings which assault an oblivious Porky.
At night, a cigar-smoking duckling launches a smokescreen on the chicken's side, allowing the ducks to advance. As the smokescreen prematurely fades, the ducks manage to deceive the chickens by doing a dance routine, earning cheers before the ducks assault them. The ducks launch fresh eggs with newborn ducklings who accidentally land on and hit their peers. Porky physically moves a hole he is in to evade bombings. A duck steps on a landmine, which sends him flying to a pole on a tree, only to be killed by a bombing and turned into roast duck. Porky seals the hole shut after a warhead falls in and manages to turn the tide with a machine gun improvised from a wringer washer and a bag of corn, trapping Daffy and the other ducks. Porky attempts to taunt Daffy by having the chickens eat corn in front of him, but Daffy retaliates by sending ducklings to steal them instead.
Home media
What Price Porky is available on the DVD release of The Dawn Patrol, Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5, Disc 4 and Porky Pig 101, Disc 2.
See also
What Price Glory? (play)
What Price Glory? (1926 film)
References
External links
What Price Porky at IMDb
What Price Porky[link removed] at the Big Cartoon Database
Text from What Price Porky on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Price_Porky
Trivia
- It premiered on February 25, 1938, a Friday.
- This film's quiz has 7 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosLeon Schlesinger Productions
- CountriesUnited States
- LanguagesEnglish
- StatusReleased
Cast
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Mel Blanc
Porky Pig / Daffy Duck / Hen (voice) (uncredited) -
Robert Clampett
Duck Soldier (voice) (uncredited)
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- Robert Clampett Director
- Treg Brown Editing
- Leon Schlesinger Producer
- Carl W. Stalling Original music
Questions about this film
What is What Price Porky about?
What Price Porky: Porky tries to feed his chickens, but some ducks steal the corn he puts out, then declare war. The battle rages, with the ducks against the chickens, sometimes in wing-to-wing combat, but also aerial attacks, and Porky finally turning the tide with his machine gun improvised from a wringer washer and a bag of corn. Bu…
Who directed What Price Porky?
What Price Porky was directed by Robert Clampett in 1938.
Who stars in What Price Porky?
The cast of What Price Porky includes Mel Blanc and Robert Clampett.
How long is What Price Porky?
What Price Porky runs for 7 minutes, or 0h07.
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