Porky's Railroad
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| Porky's Railroad | |
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 Title Screen | |
| Directed by | Frank Tashlin |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Animation by | Joe D'Igalo Robert Bentley |
| Color process | Black and White (later colorized) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Running time | 7:15 |
Porky's Railroad is a Looney Tunes cartoon starring Porky Pig released in 1937.[1]
Plot
Porky is informed that his beloved train the 131⁄2 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
External links
- Porky's Railroad at IMDb
- Porky's Railroad on the Internet Archive
- Porky's Railroad (Colorized) on the Internet Archive