Boom Boom (film)
1936 film by Jack King
Boom Boom is a 1936 American animated comedy short film directed by Jack King. It is the 65th film in the Looney Tunes series and the fifth cartoon to star Beans, as well as the third to feature Porky Pig. The film is in the public domain after Warner Bros. Pictures failed to renew the copyright in 1964.
Plot
At a battlefield, a trumpeter is killed while sounding an alarm while a mini gunner is hit on the head. A horse soldier is hit repeatedly by a bombshell, which shreds his backpack, his helmet which then traps his hand, as well as a house he hides in. He plays an instrument in the house, only to be killed in the explosion too. A soldier repeatedly shoots a keg into his eye while another neglects to throw a grenade and is thrown into an enemy van.
Elsewhere, Porky Pig leads his unit, not noticing his peers immediately leaving after setting off a land mine without issue. He sneaks a short distance before realizing and returning without his rifle.
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