The Ballad of Smokey the Bear

Animation, Adventure, Family · 1966

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.

Starring

Jules Bass, James Cagney, Arthur Rankin, Jr., Herbert Duncan, Larry Roemer, Rose Marie Jun, William Marine, Joseph Schrank, Johnny Marks, Barry Pearl

Director

Larry Roemer

Producer

Arthur Rankin, Jr.