Wagon Heels

1945
6.7| 0h7m| en
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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.

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Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place
Lightdeossk Captivating movie !
Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
TheLittleSongbird Bob Clampett's cartoons often were high in energy and fun and displayed a uniquely wacky visual style that one can recognise immediately. Porky Pig is often likable and amusing, if at times overshadowed by characters with stronger personalities.'Wagon Heels' is not Clampett or Porky at their finest, but it is very good stuff all the same. Its only real debit is the character of Sloppy Moe, whose inept stupidity is so overdone that the character is never funny, in fact calling him dumb isn't enough to describe how insufferably annoying he is.The animation is excellent. The colours are gorgeously vibrant, even nearly 80 years on, while also rich in detail and high in imagination. Carl Stalling's energetically high-voltage, luscious, rousing, dynamic and action-enhancing music score and inspired arrangements of pre-existing music shows off his compositional genius.As often with Clampett, 'Wagon Heels' often veers between very funny to hilarious, only really mis-stepping with Sloppy Moe. The closing gag and anything with Injun Joe are particularly good. Porky is very likable and hardly bland while Injun Joe is funnier and more interesting, he is a stereotype sure but he is an entertaining one.Mel Blanc does a superb job with the voices as always.On the whole, very good cartoon apart from Sloppy Moe. 8/10 Bethany Cox
slymusic "Wagon Heels" is a jolly Warner Bros. Western cartoon starring Porky Pig and directed by the wacky Bob Clampett. Plenty of great gags abound in this midforites caper, in which Porky, always the reliable hero, protects a wagon "train" (whose "engineer" has a voice similar to that of Sylvester the cat) from the clutches of the highly-stereotyped Injun Joe, the Superchief.My favorite scenes from "Wagon Heels" are: the closing ticklish gag, made even funnier by Carl Stalling's music score; the presence of Injun Joe splitting apart a mountain, putting a growling bear in its place, and taking care of a snare trap; and Injun Joe saying "Him screwball" in regards to the daffy Sloppy Moe, who is enthusiastic about a secret he won't tell.Don't forget to enjoy Carl Stalling's musical accompaniment for "Wagon Heels", particularly his version of the Stephen Foster classic "Oh, Susannah".
Lee Eisenberg One of the many simultaneously racist and clever Warner Bros. cartoons, Bob Clampett's "Wagon Heels" lets everything all out. I seem to recall that there was an earlier cartoon with almost the exact same plot (it may have been "Injun Trouble"). Anyway, the plot has Porky Pig leading a wagon train through the Old West, called Injun Joe Territory. Injun Joe is probably the nastiest dude out there, but a silly pioneer knows a secret about Joe. Yep, it's all part of our cultural myth of manifest destiny...as an excuse for some crazy gags! So, more than anything, these cartoons serve to represent stereotypes about different people. On the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVDs (this one appears on Volume 5), there's a disclaimer explaining that some of the cartoons contain racist images. And the depictions of American Indians were very likely the most negative. But even so, you can't deny that Bob Clampett had some truly ideas when it came to cartoons. I recommend it as a look at previously acceptable stereotypes. And of course for the clever tricks.
ccthemovieman-1 This was a pretty weird cartoon, but very interesting. The sight gags made this a winner. There were some very bizarre sights, believe me.The "cast of characters" were Porky Pig, his horse, Sloppy Moe and Injun Joe (rhyme not intended). I enjoyed everyone except "Sloppy Moe," some blue, ghost-like cowboy figure with a dumb voice who was too stupid for laughs. However, the rest were very entertaining. Who doesn't like Porky Pig? His horse in this Western tale was just as funny, if not more so. Injun Joe, The Super Chief, also was good, a combination Paul Bunyan and Superman, until his weakness was revealed!Even better than the characters was the art in here. This is nice-looking cartoon and Warner Brothers did a nice job restoring it for their Golden Collection Volume Five. Those great colors and art made the sight gags work even more.In addition, one gets a history lesson. I never knew Injun Joe owned almost all of America according to the map we see at the beginning! Porky is a lookout-scout for the wagon train which is heading west from New York City. Along the way, we see corny signs in the road and on the different wagons, but they are fun to read. That's subtle to the wild things that happen after they reach Injun Joe's territory.

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