Pigs in a Polka (1943)
Genre : Animation, Comedy, Family
Runtime : 8M
Director : Friz Freleng
Synopsis
A tuxedo-clad wolf Master of Ceremonies announces the evening's program: the tale of the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs, set to the music of Johannes Brahms's Hungarian Dances. Queue the fairy tale.
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