Get Rich Quick Porky (1937)

Porky gets talked into investing his savings into a phony oil field by a slick con man.

Director:

Robert Clampett

Stars:

Mel Blanc, Earle Hodgins, Cal Howard

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Mel Blanc	...	Porky Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins	...	Oil Land Hustler (voice) (uncredited)
Cal Howard	...	Gabby Goat (voice) (uncredited)

Storyline

Porky and Gabby are about to deposit their savings in the bank when a shyster sells them a lot that's full of oil because he planted it there. Meanwhile, a dog trying to bury a bone has lots more luck finding oil than Porky and Gabby until the shyster shuts off the oil-filled sprinklers. Meanwhile, Gabby hits oil for real.

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Plot Keywords:

gabby goat | reference to porky pig | cartoon goat | looney tunes | surrealism | 

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 1937 (USA)

Also Known As:

Porky se hace rico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Leon Schlesinger Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Months before "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" became the Looney Tunes theme song, the score for "Get Rich Quick Porky" quotes "Merry-Go-Round" the first time Gabby tries to use the jackhammer. This was the first time "Merry-Go-Round" was used in a Looney Tunes cartoon, having previously been used in Merrie Melodies' Sweet Sioux.

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Soundtracks

"She Was an Acrobat's Daughter"
Music by Harry Ruby

User Reviews

No thank you

This is one of the reasons I don't like early Porky Pig cartoons. There is no real violence here, a standard in some shorts back then. I like Porky Pig but here he is not as funny as he would be in later shorts. The jokes are also not that funny either. So no thank you.