Porky and some of his fellow sailors are on shore leave in a bar. A pirate captain discovers that his own crew has jumped ship and forces everyone in the bar to become his crew.
Tom Armstrong
United States
Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for the early days of Porky Pig, you’ll probably find Shanghaied Shipmates charming enough to sit through once. But if you aren't already into black-and-white animation, the thin plot and the frantic, screechy energy might just give you a headache. It’s not exactly deep, b...
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Jack King
Maurice Campbell
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for the early days of Porky Pig, you’ll probably find Shanghaied Shipmates charming enough to sit through once. But if you aren't already into black-and-white animation, the thin plot and the frantic, screechy energy might just give you a headache. It’s not exactly deep, but it’s definitely something. The whole thing starts in a bar, which feels like a pretty standard way to kick off a sailors' adventure. You get that weird, jittery animation style..."
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