Three Little Pigs (1933)

When a hungry wolf starts blowing down some pigs' houses, they take refuge in their sensible brother's brick house.

Stars:

Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Dorothy Compton

Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Billy Bletcher	...	Big Bad Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
Pinto Colvig	...	Practical Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Dorothy Compton	...	Fifer Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Moder	...	Fiddler Pig (voice) (uncredited)

Storyline

The two pigs building houses of hay and sticks scoff at their brother, building the brick house. But when the wolf comes around and blows their houses down (after trickery like dressing as a foundling sheep fails), they run to their brother's house. And throughout, they sing the classic song, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?".

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Plot Keywords:

wolf | brick | pig | stick | costume | 

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Taglines:

Who's afraid of the BIG BAD WOLF?

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Genres:

Animation | Musical | Family | Comedy | Short

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 May 1933 (USA)

Also Known As:

3 pientä porsasta

Box Office

Budget:

$15,720 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original version featured the Wolf dressed as a Jewish peddler (complete with oversized false nose) to gain entry to the pigs' house. A second theatrical release, not long afterward, used new animation and dialogue in this scene. This second theatrical version is the one used in the DVD release.

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Quotes

Practical Pig: You can play and laugh and fiddle / Don't think you can make me sore / I'll be safe and you'll be sorry / When the Wolf comes to your door.

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Connections

Featured in The Disney Family Album: Milt Kahl (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf"
by Frank Churchill and Ted Sears

User Reviews

Tra-La-La-La-La

One of the most enduring of animated classics is Walt Disney's Three Little Pigs, taken from the old fairy tale about three juvenile little oinkers, only one of whom meets the challenge of the Big Bad Wolf.

Coming out as it did in 1933 it's both a metaphor for the Great Depression, the consequence of no financial planning for a rainy day and the steps we must take to reform the system as the New Deal attempted to do. A lot of people thought the same way as the Three Little Pigs did in poopooing the notion of a Big Bad Wolf, but only Practical Pig took practical steps in building his house of bricks so the wolf was kept from his door.

In Steamboat Willie, Mickey Mouse became the first of Walt Disney's animated creations, but in Three Little Pigs, the first of many songs identified with the Magic Kingdom was written and has certainly endured. Who's Afraid of The Big Bad Wolf is probably sung by so many parents to their children in reciting this tale that they probably think it came with the fairy tale. It probably was what won Disney his Oscar for Best Short Subject for the cartoon.

It was a mega-hit during the Depression, not an easy thing when people weren't buying records. I happen to have a rollicking version by Thirties band-leader and entertainer Ben Bernie of the Frank Churchill- Ted Sears classic. It's still quite a hoot.

And as a lesson in planning ahead, Three Little Pigs for children and former children can't be beat.