The Practical Pig

1939 0h 8m EN

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 40

Animation

Synopsis

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After his two brothers are captured, the third little pig invents a machine to capture the big bad wolf.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Billy Bletcher
Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Moder
Fiddler Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Dorothy Compton
Fifer Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Pinto Colvig
Practical Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Tommy Wiggins
(voice) (uncredited)
Tom Buchanan
(voice) (uncredited)
Ralph Hansell
(voice) (uncredited)
Leone LeDoux
(voice) (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dick Rickard
Writers: Dick Rickard, Leo Ellis
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Billy Bletcher and Mary Moder and Dorothy Compton carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0031820 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Dick Rickard directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
387 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Billy Bletcher and Mary Moder and Dorothy Compton carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0031820 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "wolf", "pig", "kidnapping", "spanking".