Schweinchen im Hotel

Porky and Daffy are checking out of an expensive hotel. But they have no money to pay the bill. What ensues is a hilarious effort to take off without paying. But the hotel manager is on to them and cuts them off at every turn. They try violence and a subterfuge, whatever they can. This has a delightful ending and more depth than the majority of these cartoons. It's almost like a 1930's comedy.

One of the funniest of the Frank Tashlin cartoons -- Porky Pig and Daffy Duck try to skip out on an overpriced hotel stay! The Seinfeldian immorality of "Porky Pig's Feat" is quite surprising for 1943, a time when cartoons were frequently used to illustrate didactic military and patriotic themes.

A Warner Brothers cartoon in black and white with Daffy Duck stealing the show.

Porky's bill for his stay at the Broken Arms Hotel would nearly break the bank. Getting charged for air, sunshine and goodwill.

Daffy Duck has the money for the hotel bill but he is gambled it all away.

Both Porky Pig and Daffy Duck have no choice but try to escape without paying but the hotel manager is on to them.

Even Bugs Bunny might have problems getting out of this hotel without paying and he does make a cameo appearance.

Fast frenetic fun and a touch of deliberate parodying of a Looney Toons cartoon.

It is hilarious! It's one of my favorite black-and-white Porky Pig cartoons, directed by Frank Tashlin. My favorite scenes from the cartoon are when Daffy Duck confronts the manager in a hilarious fashion and when Porky and Daffy throw the manager down a long spiral of stairs. Also, I loved it when they tried sliding a bed sheet out the window. Porky and Daffy do make a hilarious comedy duo like Laurel and Hardy, Abbot and Costello, and even Donald Duck and Goofy from Disney.

I would like to point out that Bugs Bunny made a cameo appearance in his first black-and-white cartoon, this one. Furthermore, the individual with whom Daffy was playing dice bore a striking resemblance to Rochester, Jack Benny's loyal manservant.

I think this is one of my personal favourite Daffy and Porky cartoons. It is gorgeous to look at, it is fast paced and it is hilarious. It is the first black and white Looney Tunes cartoon I have seen, but I didn't mind that at all. As a matter of fact, I loved it. The animation is amazingly detailed and the black and white is like looking at a gorgeously shot film noir. The music as always is wonderful and playful, and the short is very fast paced with some truly hilarious gags delivered at breakneck speed. Daffy and Porky both do a great job, Porky is a great foil for Daffy but Daffy almost steals the show from under Porky. Not to mention brilliant vocal characterisations from the one and only Mel Blanc. Overall, gorgeous and hilarious, a must see for fans of Porky or Daffy or both. 10/10 Bethany Cox