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The Ballad of Smokey the Bear: Directed by Larry Roemer. With James Cagney, William Marine, Rose Marie Jun, Herb Duncan. The origin of the great bear forest conservation crusader.
- (83)
- Animation, Adventure, Family
- Larry Roemer
- 1966-11-24
Released November 24th, 1966, 'The Ballad of Smokey the Bear' stars James Cagney, Herbert Duncan, Rose Marie Jun, William Marine The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr, and received a user score of ...
Sep 17, 2023 · 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.
Larry Roemer. Director. Joseph Schrank. Writer. 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 Ballad of Smokey the Bear' has a complete musical score by Johnny Marks, and the songs are very impressive: nothing immortal here, but nice tunes and clever lyrics. I especially liked 'Curiosity', a song performed by an intellectual tortoise (to an appropriately slow tempo) and 'Delilah', the song that Smokey sings to his girlfriend.
Curiously, the "official" voice of Smokey, Jackson Weaver, is not heard, though Weaver recorded an LP that was released concurrently with this program. The Ballad of Smokey the Bear made its NBC debut on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 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 ...
