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Claws for Alarm

Claws for Alarm

1954Short⏱️ 7m
AnimationShortAdventureComedyFamilyHorror
7.8
IMDB Rating
925 votes

Porky Pig doesn't realize that the old hotel where he and Sylvester are spending the night is really part of a ghost town. It's only Sylvester who sees the band of murderous mice trying to do them in, while Porky chalks his fears ...

Director
Chuck Jones
Writers
N/A
Stars
Mel Blanc
Release Date
May 22, 1954
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 15
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Mel Blanc
Mel Blanc
as Porky Pig

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Production
Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Cartoon Studios

🏷️ Keywords

porky pig charactersylvester the cat characterthree word titleghost townmoose head

🎯 Categories

AdventureAnimationComedyFamilyHorrorShort

⭐ Featured Review

Good enough but the existence of 'Scaredy Cat' renders it redundant
by phantom_tollbooth2008-11-04
5/10

"Chuck Jones's 'Claws for Alarm' is an inferior remake of his own 'Scaredy Cat'. While 'Scaredy Cat' had provided a brilliant combination of laughs and genuinely creepy horror, 'Claws for Alarm' very much concentrates on the former. This wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing had 'Scaredy Cat' not done everything 'Claws for Alarm' attempts better already. 'Claws for Alarm' uses more limited animation than the lush 'Scaredy Cat' which, while it is lively and colourful, doesn't come close to creating as af..."

💡 Did You Know?

This is the second of three cartoons teaming Porky and Sylvester, continuing his nonspeaking role as Porky's cat in a spooky setting, where only Sylvester is aware of the danger the pair are in. The other two films in the series are Scaredy Cat (1948) and Jumpin' Jupiter (1955).

📖 Synopsis

Porky Pig doesn't realize that the old hotel where he and Sylvester are spending the night is really part of a ghost town. It's only Sylvester who sees the band of murderous mice trying to do them in, while Porky chalks his fears ...