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The Practical Pig

1939 film by Dick Rickard
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The Practical Pig

Summary

The Practical Pig is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Practical Pig's instance of is recorded as animated short film[3].
  • The Practical Pig was directed by Dick Rickard[4].
  • Dick Rickard wrote the screenplay for The Practical Pig[5].
  • The Practical Pig's composer is recorded as Frank Churchill[6].
  • The Practical Pig's genre is animated cartoon[7].
  • The Practical Pig was produced by Walt Disney[8].
  • The Practical Pig's part of the series is recorded as Silly Symphony[9].
  • The Practical Pig's production company is recorded as Walt Disney Pictures[10].
  • The original language of The Practical Pig was English[11].
  • The Practical Pig's color is recorded as color[12].
  • The Practical Pig's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • The Practical Pig was released on January 1, 1939[14].
  • The Practical Pig's distributed by is recorded as RKO Pictures[15].
  • The Practical Pig's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Practical Pig'}[16].
  • The Practical Pig's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+8'}[17].
  • The Practical Pig's film crew member is recorded as Ferdinand Horvath[18].
  • The Practical Pig's storyboard artist is recorded as Ferdinand Horvath[19].

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Authorship and Creation

The Practical Pig was produced by Walt Disney[8]. It was directed by Dick Rickard[4]. Dick Rickard wrote the screenplay for it[5].

Publication

The Practical Pig was released on January 1, 1939[14]. The original language of it was English[11]. Its genre is animated cartoon[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Silly Symphony[9].

Subject and Themes

The Practical Pig's part of the series is recorded as Silly Symphony[9].

Why It Matters

The Practical Pig ranks in the top 10% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

RKO Pictures United States Walt Disney

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age: The 1930's (2015 Chronicle Books ed.). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age: The 1930's (2015 Chronicle Books ed.). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Film crew member → Ferdinand Horvath
    P14449 → 182115
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