This short is one of the milder propaganda shorts done by Warner Brothers during World War II. I intend to discuss specifics, so consider this a spoiler warning:
Porky is barely in this short-a fairly long introduction is composed of first a series of sight gags and then the awakening of a bloodhound. Porky is essentially an extra in this short. He and the bloodhound have to find a spy-a lynx with a German accent straight out of central casting. As Porky is telling the bloodhound about their assignment, the running gag is introduced-the bloodhound starts to sneeze, is stopped and then sneezes with tremendous force.
They locate the lynx-called "Missing Lynx" and he proceeds to run circles around Porky, who shows the intelligence of a tree stump in this one. It's up to the bloodhound to win this one for the home team. Well, to be accurate, it's up to "Missing Lynx" to lose this one for the bad guys-his bomb was no doubt obtained from the German subsidiary of Acme! The short irises out on the "V for Victory" symbol in the end and the way it comes about is one of the most interesting aspects to this short.
Norman McCabe didn't direct all that many shorts at Warner Brothers, but this is one of the more entertaining ones to come out of his unit. Worth seeing. Quite dated, but worth seeing and I hope it sees release on a Looney Tunes Golden Collection at some point. Recommended.
Porky is barely in this short-a fairly long introduction is composed of first a series of sight gags and then the awakening of a bloodhound. Porky is essentially an extra in this short. He and the bloodhound have to find a spy-a lynx with a German accent straight out of central casting. As Porky is telling the bloodhound about their assignment, the running gag is introduced-the bloodhound starts to sneeze, is stopped and then sneezes with tremendous force.
They locate the lynx-called "Missing Lynx" and he proceeds to run circles around Porky, who shows the intelligence of a tree stump in this one. It's up to the bloodhound to win this one for the home team. Well, to be accurate, it's up to "Missing Lynx" to lose this one for the bad guys-his bomb was no doubt obtained from the German subsidiary of Acme! The short irises out on the "V for Victory" symbol in the end and the way it comes about is one of the most interesting aspects to this short.
Norman McCabe didn't direct all that many shorts at Warner Brothers, but this is one of the more entertaining ones to come out of his unit. Worth seeing. Quite dated, but worth seeing and I hope it sees release on a Looney Tunes Golden Collection at some point. Recommended.