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You Ought to Be in Pictures(1940)
Status: Released
Date: 1940-05-18
75%
59 Votes
Time: 0h 10m
Overview:
Daffy Duck convinces Porky Pig to quit the cartoon biz and try his luck in the features. Porky's adventures begin when he tries to enter the movie studio.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Leon Schlesinger Productions
Movie: You Ought to Be in Pictures
Top 8 Billed Cast
Mel Blanc
Porky Pig / Daffy Duck / Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Leon Schlesinger
Self
Gerry Chiniquy
Movie Director (uncredited)
Robert Clampett
Guy Running Out at Super Speed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chuck Jones
Guy Running Out at Super Speed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Maltese
Studio Guard (uncredited)
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Daffy Duck convinces Porky Pig to quit the cartoon biz and try his luck in the features. Porky's adventures begin when he tries to enter the movie studio.
Release Date
1940-05-18
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