The Thrifty Pig

1941
4m

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A re-telling of the classic "Three Little Pigs" story with an emphasis on War Savings Certificates.A re-telling of the classic "Three Little Pigs" story with an emphasis on War Savings Certificates.A re-telling of the classic "Three Little Pigs" story with an emphasis on War Savings Certificates.

Directors
- Ford Beebe Jr.
- Burt Gillett
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5.2/10

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Directors
- Ford Beebe Jr.
- Burt Gillett
Stars

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Billy Bletcher

Big Bad Wolf
(voice)

Dorothy Compton

Fifer Pig
(voice)

Mary Moder

Fiddler Pig
(voice)

Pinto Colvig

Practical Pig
(voice)
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Final film of Dorothy Compton.

Connections
Edited from Three Little Pigs (1933)

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5/10

How to reuse your spare animation for a war cause

This short was produced for the Canadian government. During WWII, war bonds were a critical part of financing the army. (This was true in the US as well.) The Canadian government asked the Disney studio for a cartoon to promote them, but only had a very small budget.

The Disney folks kept the cost down by using existing footage of "The Three Little Pigs." There were only two real new animation pieces added. First, the third house's construction changed from red bricks to bricks made of war bonds. Second, the big bad wolf is now wearing some Nazi attire. Other than that, it's the same. Two of the houses are huffed and puffed down, etc.

The most interesting thing about this animation is realizing how ubiquitous this sort of low-grade propaganda was during WWII, if you didn't live through it.