The Ballad of Smokey the Bear 58 years old

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.

Credits

The Ballad of Smokey the Bear Cast

Name	Character
James Cagney He was 67, 86 years old when he died	as Narrator (voice)
Barry Pearl He was 16, now 74 years old	as Smokey the Bear (voice)

The Ballad of Smokey the Bear Crew

Name	Department
Jules Bass as Co-Producer. He was 31 (now 89) years old	Production
Arthur Rankin, Jr. as Producer. He was 42 (now 100) years old	Production
Larry Roemer as Director.	Directing
Joseph Schrank as Writer.	Writing
Johnny Marks as Music. He was 57 (75) years old when He died	Sound