The fact that Warner Brothers had released its big hit "Mutiny on the Bounty" the year before is pretty evident in this one. Not only is it about a mutinous crew of a ship but the captain is clearly modeled after Captain Bligh (Charles Laughton) from the film. In other words, it's a bit a cross-promotion here in "Shanghaied Shipmates".
The story begins with an empty ship and you realize it's probably because the captain is a bit of a psychopath. Soon he beats up a bunch of folks and voila, he has a crew and among them is Porky. Not surprisingly, the captain brutalizes them and the food is almost nonexistent. How long will they endure this?
Overall, this is just an okay cartoon...mostly because it is familiar stuff if you've seen the movie. Worth seeing, perhaps, but not one of the better Porky cartoons.
The story begins with an empty ship and you realize it's probably because the captain is a bit of a psychopath. Soon he beats up a bunch of folks and voila, he has a crew and among them is Porky. Not surprisingly, the captain brutalizes them and the food is almost nonexistent. How long will they endure this?
Overall, this is just an okay cartoon...mostly because it is familiar stuff if you've seen the movie. Worth seeing, perhaps, but not one of the better Porky cartoons.