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Porky's Road Race (1937)
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7 February 1937 (USA) morePlot:
It's race day, and first prize is $2 million (less $1,999,998.37 in taxes). Porky's little car is matched against cars driven by stars of yesteryear... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Reference To George Arliss
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George Arliss Spoof
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Looney Tunes
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Mel Blanc debuts moreCast
(Cast) | Mel Blanc | ... | Porky Pig / Hiccups (voice) (uncredited) |
 | Billy Bletcher | ... | Borax Karoff (voice) (uncredited) |
| Joe Dougherty | ... | Porky (voice) (uncredited) |
| Tedd Pierce | ... | W.C. Fields (voice) (uncredited) |
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USA:Approved (MPPDA #2993)Fun Stuff
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This was the first picture of almost one thousand projects that Mel Blanc ever gave his voice to. moreSoundtrack:
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In Mel Blanc's debut, underdog Porky Pig enters a race against Hollywood's top stars (though the cartoon reminds us that any resemblance to any person is pure coincidence) for a grand prize of $2 million (which becomes $1.63 after taxes). While most of the actors and actresses play fair, Borax Karoff with his hearse-like #13 has more than a few dirty tricks in store.
It's always neat how the people making the cartoons played off of the popular culture of their times (of course, that's what any clever satire does). And it was only a matter of time before Mel Blanc took over Porky's voice and paired him with a certain crazy darn fool duck. A really neat cartoon, and I suspect that the movie stars caricatured - among them Charlie Chaplin, Charles Laughton and Clark Gable - felt honored to get portrayed in "Porky's Road Race".