One of my favorite Frank Tashlin-directed Warner Bros. cartoons is the highly entertaining "Porky at the Crocadero". In it, the adorable Porky Pig has a passionate ambition to become a bandleader someday. In an unexpected manner, Porky's dream comes true!
My personal favorite highlights from this cartoon include the following (but PLEASE don't read the rest of this commentary until after you see the cartoon). I absolutely love Porky's boyish enthusiasm at the beginning as he happily tells us his plans and shows us his music diploma; he then imitates a few famous bandleaders (Stokowski, Vallee, and Goodman), with some appropriate musical accompaniment from our friend Carl Stalling. And how could I not marvel at Porky's wild scat singing capability as he masquerades as the great Cab Calloway?
If you are a lover of music from the Big Band Era, then you gotta see "Porky at the Crocadero"! You can find it on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 Disc 4. Do yourself a favor and enjoy this wonderful cartoon!
My personal favorite highlights from this cartoon include the following (but PLEASE don't read the rest of this commentary until after you see the cartoon). I absolutely love Porky's boyish enthusiasm at the beginning as he happily tells us his plans and shows us his music diploma; he then imitates a few famous bandleaders (Stokowski, Vallee, and Goodman), with some appropriate musical accompaniment from our friend Carl Stalling. And how could I not marvel at Porky's wild scat singing capability as he masquerades as the great Cab Calloway?
If you are a lover of music from the Big Band Era, then you gotta see "Porky at the Crocadero"! You can find it on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 Disc 4. Do yourself a favor and enjoy this wonderful cartoon!