It's an Ill Wind

It's an Ill Wind
It's an Ill Wind
	Title card
Directed by	Ben Hardaway; Cal Dalton
Story by	Melvin Millar
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Starring	Mel Blanc
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Herman Cohen
Color process	Black and white
Production; company	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	January 28, 1939;
Running time	7 min
Country	United States
Language	English

It's an Ill Wind is a 1939 American animated comedy short film directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton.^[1] The cartoon was released on January 28, 1939. It is part of the Looney Tunes series and the 52nd cartoon to feature Porky Pig.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Porky Pig goes fishing with Dizzy Duck, who refuses to shut up until Porky's dog brings them a rotten fish bone, much to Porky's chagrin. A storm leads to Porky dragging a reluctant Dizzy to cover, only to be locked in a dark house by an ominous offscreen figure. They go outside and are horrified by a stick covered by clothes. Porky accidentally hooks his clothes on his fishing hook, causing him to be thrown while Dizzy reels him in. As Porky unhooks his clothes, Dizzy hooks a bearskin carpet, which they mistake as a live bear and escape for their lives.

Porky's dog gets his head stuck in a diving helmet after angering a turtle and tries to get it loose, leading to his tail being pulled by a mousetrap and landing on chains. He finds Dizzy, who is equally horrified and hides in barrels. When they find each other, Dizzy accidentally hooks his tail on an umbrella and opens a door, only for the wind to blow him into the sky. He falls into a portrait of Napoleon when lightning fries the umbrella. Porky is burned by a candle on a turtle's shell, causing him to fall into the water, holding onto rope while Dizzy tries to rescue him. Dizzy trips on oil and almost loses the rope until the last second, while Porky has fallen into the water and climbs to the surface offscreen. They are sent flying out of the house by the dog and are relieved, only for the dog to reenter the house and slap the turtle from earlier.

Home media

It's an Ill Wind is available on disc 3 of the Porky Pig 101 DVD set.^[4]

References

↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 80. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
↑ Parten, James (April 14, 2020). "1938–39 Looney Tunes: New Patterns Emerge". Cartoon Research. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
↑ Beck, Jerry (August 16, 2017). "Warner Archive Announces "Porky Pig 101" DVD Collection". Animation Scoop. Retrieved July 16, 2026.

[Beck-1] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 80. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

[3] Parten, James (April 14, 2020). "1938–39 Looney Tunes: New Patterns Emerge". Cartoon Research. Retrieved July 14, 2026.

[4] Beck, Jerry (August 16, 2017). "Warner Archive Announces "Porky Pig 101" DVD Collection". Animation Scoop. Retrieved July 16, 2026.

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