

The Timid Toreador
1940-12-20 · 6 min · ★ 5.8
The bull makes short work of the matador, and then turns on Porky, a tamale vendor who wanders into the ring accidentally. But then he makes the mistake of actually eating most of Porky's extra hot tamales.
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- Directors
- Norm McCabe, Robert Clampett
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Leon Schlesinger Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Mel BlancPorky Pig / Slapsy Maxie Rosenbull / Announcer/ Heckler / Mexicans (voice) (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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