Little Beau Porky

Little Beau Porky
Title card
Directed byFrank Tash
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringBilly Bletcher
Joe Dougherty
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byRobert Bentley
Nelson Demorest
Color processBlack-and-white
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Productions
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • November 14, 1936 (1936-11-14)
Running time
8 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Little Beau Porky is a 1936 American animated comedy short film directed by Frank Tash.[1] The short was released on November 14, 1936. It is the 77th film in the Looney Tunes series and the fifteenth cartoon to feature Porky Pig.[2][3]

Plot

In an Arabian Desert fortress belonging to the French Foreign Legion, Porky is confronted by his Commandant, who orders him to march behind him. He unknowingly hits Porky with his sword hilt, and during an attempt by Porky to mock him, Porky walks on the hilt while the Commandant stops. He is ordered to wash the Camel, who quickly moves to avoid Porky much to his chagrin. When the Commandant receives news of an attack by Ali Mode's Riff Raffs on a nearby village, he orders everyone to attack except for Porky.

Feeling disheartened, Porky encounters a Wanted poster of Ali Mode and is frightened into defending the fortress. Elsewhere, Ali Mode notices the nearly empty fortress and conveniently decides to sneak inside. After a heated exchange of words, Ali Mode orders his soldiers to dig their way in, which Porky subdues by felling a long Date palm A gunman shoots stairs as Porky runs up to a guard tower, using a minigun to shoot the gunman, who falls into a well and incapacitates another with the bucket. Multiple attempts of sneak attacks by Ali Oop end with Porky falling out while trying to cover the stairs, causing Ali Oop to fall into the camel, who throws him into a barrel of "Cairo syrup", trapping him as he is licked. Porky is promoted to Commandant while the camel is promoted to a lesser role as thanks for their bravery.

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References

  1. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 234. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ Parten, James (February 18, 2020). "Looney Tunes 1936-37: We've Got Ourselves a Star… Let's Get Another". Cartoon Research. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ Rich, Jamie S. (November 18, 2006). "Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume Four". DVD Talk. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  5. ↑ Beck, Jerry (August 16, 2017). "Warner Archive Announces "Porky Pig 101" DVD Collection". Animation Scoop. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
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