Wagon Heels

Wagon Heels (1945)

Porky leads a wagon train into "Injun Joe Territory," and finally comes up against the fearsome Superchief. But Sloppy Moe, a survivor of a previous Injun Joe attack, knows something about him he won't tell... until the very end.

Date of release
1945-07-25
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (13)
Runtime
7m
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Western
Director
Robert Clampett

Casting

Interesting facts

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

Production notes

The cartoon is a color remake of the Looney Tunes black-and-white short Injun Trouble (1938). All voices except narration and Sloppy Moe are performed by Mel Blanc, whose screen credit is his first in a non-Bugs Bunny cartoon. In addition to the usual Native American stereotype music, 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.

While Izzy Ellis receives credit receives credit for animation in this cartoon, he did not animate any footage in the film. It's likely a clerical error as Ellis bounced between Bob Clampett and Robert McKimson's units at the time. Ellis however did animate the original version of the cartoon.

The cartoon has been criticized for its stereotypical and insensitive depictions of Native Americans.

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.

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