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You Ought to Be In Pictures
Studio:
Warner Bros.
Release Date : May 18, 1940
Series: Looney Tunes
General Info
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Cumulative rating:
(4 ratings submitted)
Synopsis
Daffy convinces Porky to tear up his Warner Brothers contract and try to go out on his own.
Characters
Porky Pig
(Voice:
Mel Blanc
)
Daffy Duck
(Voice:
Mel Blanc
)
Credits
Note: "Unverified" credits may not be correct and should be taken with a grain of salt.
Director
Friz Freleng
Animator
Herman R. Cohen
Live Action Actor
Leon Schlesinger
(unverified)
Fred Jones
Gerry Chiniquy
Henry Binder
Mike Maltese
Story
Jack Miller
Music
Carl W. Stalling
Producer
Leon Schlesinger
Film Editor
Treg Brown
(unverified)
Orchestration
Milt Franklyn
(unverified)
Music Sources
Friend, Cliff and Dave Franklin
: "
Concert in the Park
"
Heyman, Edward & Dana Suesse
: "
You Oughta Be in Pictures
"
Brovin, Jaan Ken and John William Kellette
: "
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
"
Rossini, Gioachino
: "
The Barber of Seville
"
Broadcasters
Cartoon Network
MeTV
MeTV Toons
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros.
Included in:
Cartoons in the Real World
Trivia
This was Friz Freleng's first short for Warner Bros. since returning from a short stint at MGM, and the plot can be seen an allegory for his brief departure.
The scene of the artists rushing out for lunch was originally shot for the Schlesinger studio's 1939 Christmas party gag reel.
Television
Toon In With Me
Season 2, Episode 141
Season 5, Episode 87
VHS
United States
Carrotblanca
Porky Pig's Screwball Comedies
Volume 9: A Looney Life
Australia
Looney Tunes Bumper Collection (Volume 3)
Laserdisc (CLV)
United States
Ham on Wry: The Porky Pig Laser Collection
DVD
United States
Looney Tunes Golden Collection - Volume 2
Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection - Volume 2
LooneyTunes Platinum Collection - Volume 2
Porky Pig 101
Looney Tunes Complete Platinum Collection
Looney Tunes Golden Collection (Volumes 1-6)
France
Bugs Bunny Retrospective: 1936-1958
BluRay Disc
United States
LooneyTunes Platinum Collection - Volume 2
Technical Specifications
Running Time: 9:41
Production No.: 9366
MPAA No.: 5793
Animation Type: Combined Live-Action and Standard Animation
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Format: Spherical
Color Type: Black and White
Negative Type: 35mm
Original Country: United States
Original Language: English
Print Type: 35mm
Sound Type: Mono
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