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Release Date:
November 24, 1966
Original Title:
The Ballad of Smokey the Bear
Genres:
Adventure | Animation | Family | TV Movie
Production Companies:
Rankin/Bass Productions
Videocraft International
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 60
The Ballad of Smokey the Bear tells the story, or a story of Smokey the Bear. The premise has Smokey’s big brother, voiced by James Cagney, telling the story of how his brother got his name. It’s a long winded and rambling tale that has very little Smokey and a great deal of a cranky Jimmy. The story has the animals trying to find out who set a forest fire and is poisoning the water. Its not giving anything away to say it’s an escaped circus gorilla that smokes cigars.
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Assistant Director:
Kizo Nagashima
Co-Producer:
Jules Bass
Director:
Larry Roemer
Lyricist:
Johnny Marks
Music:
Johnny Marks
Producer:
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Writer:
Joseph Schrank
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