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Old Glory
Studio: Warner Bros. Release Date : July 1, 1939 Series: Merrie Melodies

Cumulative rating:
(3 ratings submitted)

Associated Studio(s)

Leon Schlesinger Studio

Synopsis

Porky doesn't understand why he needs to learn the pledge of allegiance to the flag. In his dreams, Uncle Sam takes him on a tour of American History to show him what he should be grateful for.

Characters

Porky Pig
(Voice: Mel Blanc)
Uncle Sam
(Voice: John Deering)

Credits

Note: "Unverified" credits may not be correct and should be taken with a grain of salt.

Director

Chuck Jones

Animator

Robert "Bob" McKimson
Ken Harris (unverified)
Rudy Larriva (unverified)

Story

Robert "Bob" Givens (unverified)
Richard "Rich" Hogan (unverified)
Dave Monahan (unverified)

Music

Carl W. Stalling

Backgrounds

Art Loomer (unverified)

Voices

John Deering
Mel Blanc (unverified)
Tedd "Ted" Pierce

Producer

Leon Schlesinger

Film Editor

Treg Brown (unverified)

Orchestration

Milt Franklyn (unverified)

Music Sources

Foster, Stephen : "Oh! Susanna "
Traditional : "Yankee Doodle "

Broadcasters

Tooncast

Distributor(s)

Warner Bros.

Trivia

  • The scene of Patrick Henry making his speech of "Give me liberty, or give me death!" was rotoscoped from the 1936 Warner Bros. short "Give Me Liberty".

Television

Toon In With Me

VHS

United States

Porky Pig and Company
Porky Pig Cartoon Festival featuring "Tom Turk and Daffy"
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes
Chuck Jones

United Kingdom

Further Adventures of Porky Pig

Laserdisc (CLV)

United States

The Golden Age of Looney Tunes

DVD

United States

Looney Tunes Golden Collection - Volume 2
Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection - Volume 2
LooneyTunes Platinum Collection - Volume 1
Tweetie Pie and Friends
Porky Pig 101
Looney Tunes Complete Platinum Collection
Looney Tunes Golden Collection (Volumes 1-6)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

BluRay Disc

United States

Looney Tunes Showcase - Volume 1 (Blu-Ray)
LooneyTunes Platinum Collection - Volume 1 (Blu-Ray)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Bette Davis Four Film Collection

Technical Specifications

Running Time: 9:11
Production No.: 9239
MPAA No.: 5258
Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Format: Spherical
Color Type: Color
Negative Type: 35mm
Original Country: United States
Original Language: English
Print Type: 35mm
Sound Type: Mono

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