Porky's Hero Agency

Porky's Hero Agency

Porky's Hero Agency

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Porky's Hero Agency

1937

0h 7m

7.1(8 votes)

Animation

Comedy

Overview

Porky is reading the Greek myth of the gorgon, who turned everyone she looked at into stone. Mother tells him it's bedtime; he dreams of being Porkykarkus, the hero that saves Greece.

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3 featured cast members

Starring

Sara Berner

Sara Berner

Porky's Mother (voice) (uncredited)

Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc

Porky Pig / Porkykarkus / Emperor (voice) (uncredited)

Tedd Pierce

Tedd Pierce

The Gorgon (voice) (uncredited)

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Directed by: Robert Clampett
Produced by: Leon Schlesinger

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