The Village Smithy (1936)
The narrator sets the scene for a warped version of the classic poem, and the hijinks when assistant Porky gives the blacksmith a rubber horseshoe, then a hot horseshoe on the horse's backside by accident.
Casting
- Tedd Pierce — Blacksmith (voice)
- Tex Avery — Blacksmith (voice)
- Joe Dougherty — Porky Pig (voice)
- Earle Hodgins — Narrator (voice)
- Joe Twerp — Ditch Digger (voice)
Interesting facts
The Village Smithy is a 1936 American animated comedy short film directed by Fred Avery. The short was released on December 5, 1936. It is the 78th film in the Looney Tunes series and the sixteenth cartoon to feature Porky Pig. It is a parody of "The Village Blacksmith", introducing a level of self-reference not previously seen in cartoons, which would become commonplace in Avery's work.
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