Porky's Railroad

Porky's Railroad

Directed by Frank Tashlin

Produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions

19377 min6.4 / 10

A lighthearted 1930s cartoon short built on slapstick humor, absurd mechanical gags, and an underdog triumph over a sleek rival.

Porky is the engineer on the most pathetic train in the fleet. After some routine episodes (using pepper to get the engine to sneeze itself up a hill, chasing a cow off the tracks, only to discover too late that it's been replaced by a very angry bull), Porky gets word that he's going to be replaced by the new streamlined Silver Fish. He insults it under his breath, but the Silver Fish engineer hears and challenges him to a race. The angry bull catapults Porky to victory.

Questions people ask

  • Is Porky's Railroad easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Porky's Railroad sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Porky's Railroad scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does Porky's Railroad end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Porky's Railroad violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

34/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity7

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Surprise75

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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