Jeepers Creepers (II) (1939)

Police officer Porky is called to investigate strange noises at a house that might be haunted. Before he arrives, we tour the house and hear some evil-sounding cackles, which, it turns out,... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Clampett

Writer:

Ernest Gee (story)

Stars:

Mel Blanc, Pinto Colvig

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Mel Blanc	...	Porky Pig / Singing Ghost / Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Pinto Colvig	...	Ghost (voice) (uncredited)

Storyline

Police officer Porky is called to investigate strange noises at a house that might be haunted. Before he arrives, we tour the house and hear some evil-sounding cackles, which, it turns out, are coming from a radio one that a ghost was listening to. The ghost then sings the title song while getting ready for a night of haunting, just as Porky arrives. The ghost invites him in with a woman's voice, then disappears. Porky comes in and gets spooked by some flapping curtains. When he comes back in, the ghost puts a couple frogs into a pair of shoes and sets them loose; they collect a hatrack and a curtain, forming a sort of black ghost that ultimately scares Porky upstairs right into the arms of the ghost. He beats a hasty retreat...

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Plot Keywords:

ghost | lightning | haunted house | blackface | reference to porky pig | 

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Genres:

Horror | Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 1939 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Leon Schlesinger Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

9 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Case of the Stuttering Pig (1937)

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Soundtracks

"A-Hunting We Will Go"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung as "A-Haunting I Will Go" by the ghost

User Reviews

One of The Best Loony Tunes Funnies

No collection of old time cartoons would be complete without this one. If I were going to select my all-time favorite Warner Brother Loony Tunes cartoon, it would be a tie between this nutty ghost story and the nuttier "Porky in Wackyland" (1939) aka "Dough for the Do-Do". I first saw these as a small kid at the age of 4 or 5 and have been a fan of these old cartoons on into adulthood. The ones created in the 1930s and 1940s have always been the best.

Anyway, this nutty ghost story holds your attention from beginning to end. Imagine sitting in a police cruiser (Porky is an policeman in this one.) and being told to "investigate strange noises in an old, abandoned house. And to be careful - THERE MIGHT BE GHOSTS!!!!". Porky stops for a minute and thinks to himself "Did he say ghosts?" And the radio responds "Yes - you know those white things that go "BRAHH AH AH AHHH!". Great fun.

At the house there is a rambunctious, but overall seemingly harmless ghost with the voice of the great Pinto Colvig and a bizarre sense of humor (I can relate to that) that enjoys scaring people. And he does a great job on Porky once he arrives. (I won't reveal everything here.) And the disembodied "walking shoe" prank is hysterical. (I would love to a pull a gag like that.)

Great fun throughout.

10/10 Dan Basinger