USA, 1937
7m
35mm film, black and white [colourized version also available], 1.37:1
mono, English
An American animated fantasy film directed by Frank Tashlin using the name Frank Tash. It was originally released in the USA on 7 February 1937. A hand coloured version was created in the 1970s which also restored a Stepin Fetchit gag that had been removed from earlier re-releases.
Plot Summary
It’s the day of the big motor race and Porky Pig is ready to take on a host of Hollywood stars including Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, John Barrymore and others. In the end, it comes down to a straight fight between Porky and the villainous Borax Karoff…
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Supervision: Frank Tash Frank Tashlin]
Copyright MCMXXXVI [1936] by The Vitaphone Corp.
Vitaphone W-B presents. Released by Warner Bros. Productions Corp.
Produced by: Leon Schlesinger
Animation: Robert Bentley, Joe D’Igalo, Nelson Demorest *, Norm McCabe *
Assistant Animator: John Carey *
Music: Carl W. Stalling *
Musical Direction: Carl W. Stalling
Orchestrator: Milt Franklyn *
Sound Effects: Treg Brown *
Character Designer: T. Hee *
Cast
Joe Dougherty [Porky Pig] *
Elvia Allman [Greta Garbo/Elaine Barrie] *
Dave Barry [Leslie Howard/Freddie Bartholomew/George Arliss/Edna May Oliver] *
Billy Bletcher [Borax Karoff] *
Tedd Pierce [W.C. Fields] *
Links
See also
Frankenstein (1931)
References
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.377 – credits
