tavm
If there was one cartoon that seemed to really represent the wacky side of the Leon Schlesinger/Warner Bros. output of the '40s, it's this one-Porky Pig's Feat-in which he and Daffy Duck are trying to escape the hotel manager because they can't afford to pay the extravagant bill because of Daffy's recent gambling loss. The gags fly fast starting with the Duck's smashing the manager's face into "a Dick Tracy character, Pruneface" to when that manager falls down a very long circular flight of stairs constantly saying "ow, oo, ow" to him going through multiple rows of doors (with one saying "Montonous, isn't it") to a surprise cameo of a very popular character that provided the hilarious last line. All I'll say now is, Porky Pig's Feat is most definitely worth watching.
slymusic
"Porky Pig's Feat" is one of the best Warner Bros. cartoons that Frank Tashlin directed. Porky Pig and Daffy Duck are trying to sneak out of the Broken Arms Hotel because they can't pay their bill. Usually, the Looney Tunes characters can eventually outwit their nemeses, but no matter how painfully hard Porky and Daffy try, they can never get past the hotel proprietor, a big, burly, sinisterly, moustached dog. Characteristic of Frank Tashlin, plenty of cinematic camera angles and wild sight gags abound in "Porky Pig's Feat" as Porky and Daffy try everything they can think of to escape that hotel.Highlights include: Porky and Daffy swinging on a rope; the proprietor falling ALL the way down a lengthy staircase (complete with Mel Blanc's wonderful vocal inflections); Daffy running down the hallway loaded with bags & trunks & Porky; and the popular song "Blues in the Night" accompanying Daffy's slow, slouching walk, having just lost out in a crap game."Porky Pig's Feat" can be found on Disc 3 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 3. I know it's easy to feel sorry for Porky and Daffy in this cartoon, but you gotta pay your bills!
ccthemovieman-1
Porky's bill for two nights stay at the Broken Arms Hotel is outrageous. He's even charged separately for the "air, sunshine and goodwill!" When the big fat French guy from the hotel comes to collect, Porky says his pal Daffy is in charge of the money. Unfortunately, Daffy has just thrown away money in a craps game.One thing leads to another and the Frenchman winds up challenging Daffy on the "field of honor."Well, you know Daffy doesn't have a lot of honor, and they never get to that duel - just a war to see if they can get out of the hotel without paying while the big hotel manager makes sure the opposite happens. All parties take a beating in this war. In the end, Daffy calls up Bugs Bunny hoping he'll help!It was odd to see Daffy Duck in black-and-white. In all the Looney Tunes Collection DVDs, I've always seen him in color. This was part of the Volume Three.
buzzdav4
As a cartoon director Frank Tashlin, in my opinion, was greater for his use of cinematic angles.In the matchless "Pig's Feat," the size of the surly manager is emphasized by Tashlin's tight cropping and extreme closeups. Where else in history have we ever seen a character stuff his head down another's throat and bawl him out-? To the accompaniment of rumbling tympani drums-? One of the most startling and hysterically funny sequences in all animation."Feat" employs some really breathtaking tricks to heighten the spatial quality of many scenes. And it is rapidly paced. Pay close attention to the rather angular aspect of Daffy's body when he loses the money and later as he's held captive. Tashlin's interpretation of Daffy has always been my favorite (Jones later destroyed the Daffy I loved--but that's another subject).
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