Little Beau Porky

Little Beau Porky
Little Beau Porky
	Title card
Directed by	Frank Tash
Story by	Melvin Millar
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Starring	Billy Bletcher; Joe Dougherty
Edited by	Treg Brown
Music by	Carl W. Stalling; Milt Franklyn
Animation by	Robert Bentley; Nelson Demorest
Color process	Black and White
Production; company	Leon Schlesinger Studios
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	November 14, 1936 (USA);
Running time	8:09
Language	English

Little Beau Porky is a 1936 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon short directed by Frank Tashlin.^[1] The short was released on November 14, 1936, and stars Porky Pig.^[2]

In the cartoon, Porky is in the French Foreign Legion as a camel scrubber, but after fighting off the enemy, ends up as Commandant.

Plot

In a desert fortress belonging to the French Foreign Legion, Porky and his fellow servicemen face scrutiny from their Commandant for their lackluster performance. During an inspection, Porky's clumsiness leads to chaos, earning him the Commandant's ire. When news arrives of an attack by Ali Mode's Riff Raffs, the Commandant rallies the troops, but Porky is relegated to camel washing duty.

Feeling disheartened, Porky encounters a Wanted poster of Ali Mode and becomes determined to defend the fortress. He unwittingly lets Ali Mode inside but ultimately defeats him and his henchmen, earning recognition for his bravery and a promotion to jingle-bell General.

Colorization

The film was colorized in 1968 using a method that reduced its quality. It involved tracing and painting over every second frame onto a new cel. In 1992, a computer was used to colorize a new print while preserving the original animation's quality. During restoration, a misspelling on the "Cairo syrup" barrel sign ("CRIRO SYRUP") was corrected.

Music

"Fella with a Fiddle", by Charlie Abbott
"Am I Blue?", by Harry Akst

Home media

DVD – Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4, Disc 2

References

^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 234. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

Little Beau Porky at IMDb

[Beck-1] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 234. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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