Often an Orphan

Year: 1949

Runtime: 7 mins

Language: English

Director: Chuck Jones

AnimationComedy

After being left behind in the countryside by his former master, Charlie Dog relentlessly pursues farmer Porky Pig, hoping to be taken in. He manipulates Porky’s compassion with a dramatic, over‑the‑top tale of the terrible conditions he endured in the big‑city, trying to secure a place on the farm.

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