You Ought to Be in Pictures
| You Ought to Be in Pictures | |
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| Directed by | I. Freleng |
| Story by | Jack Miller |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Leon Schlesinger Fred Jones Chuck Jones Bob Clampett Michael Maltese Gerry Chiniquy Henry Binder Paul Marin |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Herman Cohen |
| Color process | Black and white (computer colorized in 1995) |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Running time | 9:44 |
| Language | English |
You Ought to Be in Pictures is a 1940 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short film directed by Friz Freleng. The cartoon was released on May 18, 1940, and stars Porky Pig and Daffy Duck.
The film combined live-action and animation, and features live-action appearances by Leon Schlesinger, writer Michael Maltese, animator Gerry Chiniquy and other Schlesinger Productions staff members. The title comes from the popular 1934 song "You Oughta Be in Pictures" by Dana Suesse and Edward Heyman, which plays several times throughout the film.
In 2016, it was shortlisted for the 1941 Retro-Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.