Wagon Heels

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Wagon Heels
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • July 28, 1945 (1945-07-28)
Running time
7:11
LanguageEnglish

Wagon Heels is a 1945 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short directed by Bob Clampett.[1] The short was released on July 28, 1945, and stars Porky Pig.[2]

Plot

Porky Pig leads a wagon train to California, keeping an eye out for the formidable Native American, Injun Joe. Along the way, they encounter the goofy hillbilly Sloppy Moe, who has a secret he will not reveal until the crucial moment. When Sloppy finally reveals that Injun Joe is ticklish, chaos ensues as Moe tickles the chief, causing him to fall off a cliff and stretch the U.S. from coast to coast. The narrator ends the tale by celebrating Porky and Sloppy Moe as heroes, with Moe tickling a giggling Porky.

Production notes

The cartoon is a color remake of the Looney Tunes black-and-white short

Carl Stalling's underscore frequently plays segments of the American Civil War tune, "Kingdom Coming", even converting it to a minor key in one segment. "Oh! Susanna
" is also heard repeatedly in the underscore.

The cartoon has been criticized for its stereotypical and insensitive depictions of Native Americans.[3][4]

The film is set during the

California Gold Rush
, and depicts Porky Pig leading a wagon train to California. He is opposed by Injun Joe, a Native American chief who has claimed any area to the west of the Eastern Seaboard as his own.

Home media

DVD:

See also

References

  1. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2
    .
  2. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7
    .
  3. ISBN 9781440829772
    . Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. ISBN 9780321011312
    . Retrieved June 13, 2020.

External links
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