In Bob Clampett's semi-autobiographical cartoon short "The Film Fan", Porky Pig is sent out by his mother to get a bottle of milk and a loaf of bread. Thrilled when he sees a sign at the theatre labeled "Kids Admitted Free", he rushes in. The gags in this one are a little bit repetitive, using puns, caricatures and spoofs of popular films of the time. The best part is at the end, when Mrs. Pig calls the theatre and the manager steps in front of the screen and says "If there is a little boy here who was supposed to get groceries for his mother, he'd better go home right away!" And, of course, every young patron of the theatre immediately dashes home. A great cartoon.
Review of The Film Fan
