The Ballad of Smokey the Bear
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.
Genre: TV Movie, Animation, Adventure, Family
Cast: James Cagney, Herbert Duncan, Rose Marie Jun, William Marine, Barry Pearl, George Petrie, Bryna Raeburn, Francine Carol, Ruth Franklin
Crew: Larry Roemer (Director), Arthur Rankin, Jr. (Producer), Johnny Marks (Music), Jules Bass (Co-Producer), Joseph Schrank (Writer)