The Blow Out premiered

April 4, 1936

The Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short The Blow Out, directed by Tex Avery and starring Porky Pig, debuted on this date. This cartoon is notable as the first solo outing for Porky

Stage actress Lucille La Verne provided the voice of “The Bomber“. It was surprising for La Verne to do a cartoon since, at that time, many stage actors refused to do film, much less a cartoon. About a year later, La Verne voiced the Wicked Queen/Old Crone, in Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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