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Meet John Doughboy (English Subtitled)
Cartoon
In this cartoon, Porky Pig introduces on stage, a newsreel of wartime spot gags.
Movie Info
Directed by: Robert Clampett
Writing: Warren Foster
Cast: Mel Blanc, Billy Bletcher, Robert C. Bruce, Robert Clampett, Jack Lescoulie
Produced by: Leon Schlesinger
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production: Raymond Katz
Editing: Treg Brown
Music by: Carl W. Stalling
Sound: Treg Brown
Animation: Vive Risto, Robert Cannon, John Carey, Cal Dalton, Izzy Ellis, Norm McCabe
Language: English, English subtitled
Release date: July 5, 1941
Country of origin: United States
Duration: 7 minutes
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