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The Film Fan (1939)

7 min  -  Family | Animation | Short  -   16 December 1939 (USA)
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Porky Pig is on his way to the store to pick up some groceries for his mother when he walks by a sign saying that the local movie theater is having a "kids admitted free" day... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Clampett
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Cast

Uncredited cast:
Mel Blanc ...
Porky Pig / Theater Usher / Cold Promise / Professor Widebottom / Sterling (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher ...
Narrator / Masked Marvel (voice) (uncredited)
Robert C. Bruce Robert C. Bruce ...
Coming Attractions Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Storyline

Porky Pig is on his way to the store to pick up some groceries for his mother when he walks by a sign saying that the local movie theater is having a "kids admitted free" day. The excited Porky rushes in and views a series of spoofs of newsreels, movie trailers, feature films, and even the Lone Ranger! Written by Jon Cooke <cooke@megalink.net>  

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Company Credits

Production Co:

Leon Schlesinger Studios See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The Masked Marvel is actually the Lone Stranger from an earlier film, The Lone Stranger and Porky The animation was re-used for this film. See more »

Connections

Spoofs The Lone Ranger (1938) See more »

Soundtracks

"Loch Lomond"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung by the Masked Marvel and his horse See more »