The narrator sets the scene for a warped version of the classic poem, and the hijinks when assistant Porky gives the blacksmith a rubber horseshoe, then a hot horseshoe on the horse's backside by accident..
Is this worth a watch? Honestly, only if you're a animation nerd or just really bored on a Sunday afternoon. It’s pure chaos. If you hate old-school, slightly mean-spirited physical comedy, you’ll probably want to turn it off before the first horse gets annoyed. The whole thing is basically a playground for gags that ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Tex Avery
Maurice Campbell
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"Is this worth a watch? Honestly, only if you're a animation nerd or just really bored on a Sunday afternoon. It’s pure chaos. If you hate old-school, slightly mean-spirited physical comedy, you’ll probably want to turn it off before the first horse gets annoyed. The whole thing is basically a playground for gags that don't really care about the source material. It starts with a narrator doing that classic 1930s 'let's read this poem' bit, but it quickly spirals into Porky being a total disaster..."
Cal Howard, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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