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Director:
Frank Tashlin
Writers:
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Release Date:
6 May 1944 (USA) more
Genre:
Animation | Family | Short | Comedy | Music more
Plot:
Porky Pig's egg faces production problems when a crooning rooster distracts the hens from their jobs. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Porky's sole Oscar nod and it took a battle of crooning fowl to get it for him! more (6 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Mel Blanc ... Porky Pig (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sara Berner ... Chickens (voice) (uncredited)
Richard Bickenbach ... Bing Crosby Rooster (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Frank Tashlin 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Warren Foster  uncredited

Produced by
Leon Schlesinger .... producer
 
Original Music by
Carl W. Stalling (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Treg Brown .... sound effects editor (uncredited)
 
Animation Department
Izzy Ellis .... animator (as I. Ellis)
George Cannata .... animator (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Carl W. Stalling .... musical director
Milt Franklyn .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Frank Tashlin .... supervisor (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
7 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #9707)
Company:
Leon Schlesinger Studios more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The baritone rooster is frequently identified as a caricature of Vaughn Monroe. However, "Shortenin' Bread" was a big hit for Nelson Eddy not Monroe, making it more likely he was the intended target of the parody. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Porky goes to stop the assembly line, the boxes on the conveyor belt disappear at the point where Porky was picking them up before. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Toonheads: The Lost Cartoons (2000) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Chicken Reel more

FAQ

What has been censored from TV prints?
List: Singer increases farm production
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Porky's sole Oscar nod and it took a battle of crooning fowl to get it for him!, 3 April 2001
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Author: Robert Reynolds (minniemato@hotmail.com) from Tucson AZ

This cartoon, nominated for Oscar, was Porky's only shot at the gold. It's a marvelous cartoon and parodies Sinatra and Crosby, among others. Watch particularly the audition, when Porky is trying out singers to get his hens laying eggs again. The guys at Termite Terrace loved parodies, not only actors, but singers as well. The auditionees are all parodies. It's a scream and great fun figuring out who's who. Reportedly, Bing Crosby hated it when he was parodied in cartoons. How Frank Sinatra felt about it, I have no idea. Recommended.

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