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A Masterpiece!
Animenter
There are women in the film, but none has anything you could call a personality.
SpunkySelfTwitter
It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.
slymusic
"Deduce, You Say" is a fine Daffy Duck/Porky Pig cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. Daffy and Porky work together in different ways, depending on who is directing the cartoon. But under the helm of Chuck Jones, Daffy is a brash, cocky, loudmouthed blowhard who believes he is the best at what he is given to do, usually resulting in him not being effective at all and getting the stuffing beat out of him. Porky, on the other hand, keeps his cool and simply observes Daffy making the biggest ass out of himself. In this case, Daffy is Dorlock Homes and Porky is his assistant Watkins, and together they must locate the Shropshire Slasher and place him behind bars. They find him inside a tavern, where we see a handful of well-drawn seedy-looking oddballs.Here are my favorite sequences from "Deduce, You Say". I love the very opening panning shot of the darkened streets of London, accompanied by some wonderfully gloomy music by Milt Franklyn. When Dorlock enters the tavern he falls bill first onto the floor. The telegram deliveryman appears to be dead when he falls over into Dorlock's threshold, but he merely gets up and, in a humorous Cockney voice, tells Dorlock to have that one step fixed.Upon recently watching "Deduce, You Say", I was reminded of the great comedian Shemp Howard (best known as one of the Three Stooges) when Dorlock (Daffy) tries to be wildly physical with the big, burly Shropshire Slasher. In a fair number of films, Shemp would often perform a hilarious fighter's dance when confronted with an adversary, but of course, Shemp himself would always be the recipient of the first punch!
Michael_Elliott
Deduce, You Say (1954) *** (out of 4) Nice spoof of Sherlock Holmes has Dorlock Homes (Daffy Duck) and Watkins (Porky Pig) trying to locate the Shropshire Slasher, who just happens to be looking for them as well. If you're a fan of the Universal Holmes series then I'm sure you'll get a kick out of this short, which actually manages to pay nice homage to the earlier series but it also works perfectly well as a cartoon. The animation by Jones is brilliant, especially all the dark colors that are in the bar that the film takes place in. Both Daffy and Porky are at the top of their game and the villain also manages to get some very good laughs. The final joke with a famous line from the Holmes films are also priceless.
phantom_tollbooth
Chuck Jones's 'Deduce, You Say' is one of the least celebrated of his genre spoofs in which he cast Porky and Daffy in well known roles. Although it is an enjoyable cartoon, 'Deduce, You Say' is undoubtedly inferior to instant classics such as 'Robin Hood Daffy', 'Duck Dodgers in the 24th ½ Century' and 'Dripalong Daffy'. Although it boasts a magnificent script from Michael Maltese, Jones has opted for an angular, stylised look which doesn't quite work. The premise of having Daffy and Porky fill in for Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson ought to be comedy gold but the odd look of 'Deduce You Say' is detrimental. Also, Maltese's otherwise fantastic script suddenly flags when the main villain, the Shropshire Strangler, shows up. It suddenly goes from razor wit to predictable antics, only regaining its footing with the smart climactic quip. Despite its flaws, 'Deduce, You Say' is a fun piece which is significantly dwarfed by the solid gold classics it aspires to emulate.
movieman_kev
A fairly silly take-off on the Sherlock Holmes stories. Daffy Duck playing a bombastic shrill Sherlock, and Porky Pig as a calm and reserved Watson. A few good laughs, but not enough to elevate it above most Looney Tune shorts. A few grown inducing play on words, but I like that type of humour, so this short was just alright by me. Not my favorite, but nor the worst Tune that I've seen. Don't misunderstand me as the worst Looney Tune is still a million times better then 'The Simpsons" has been in the last handful of years. This cartoon is on Disk 2 of the "Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1" My Grade: C+
