tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post1573640724638378198..comments2024-03-06T00:01:06.897-08:00Comments on Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie: 274. Africa Squeaks (1940)Steven Hartleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-85246506883429232402013-05-27T14:17:58.785-07:002013-05-27T14:17:58.785-07:00Spencer Tracy's gag appearance is not superflu...Spencer Tracy's gag appearance is not superfluous. He portrayed Henry Stanley in 1939's "Stanley and Livingstone".top_cat_jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365510398800837335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-56671203030569649952013-05-27T09:40:54.132-07:002013-05-27T09:40:54.132-07:00You could probably start with 1939's "The...You could probably start with 1939's "The Film Fan", but the theme of the Looney Tunes in 1940 is basically figuring out every possible way to use Porky as little as possible, both in Clampett's work and in Friz Freleng's efforts when he takes over Hardaway and Dalton's LT output. <br /><br />"You Ought to Be in Pictures", "Ali-Baba Bound" and "Prehistoric Porky" are probably the only three LTs of the year where he's actually the featured character -- in the others, as with "Africa Squeaks" he's only there because it's a 1940 Looney Tune, and he's supposed to be there (Freleng's legendary temper and the constraints he felt about working with Porky may explain why the studio completely revamped their rules for 1941, having all directors do B&W and color cartoons and no longer requiring Porky to be in every LT release).J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.com