Smoky is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Stuart Anthony and Paul Perez. The film stars Victor Jory, Irene Bentley, Frank Campeau, Hank Mann, and LeRoy Mason. It is the first of three film adaptations of the 1926 novel Smoky the Cowhorse by Will James, who serves as narrator..

Smoky
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Directed byEugene Forde
Screenplay byStuart Anthony
Paul Perez
Based onSmoky the Cowhorse
by Will James
StarringVictor Jory
Irene Bentley
Frank Campeau
Hank Mann
LeRoy Mason
Narrated byWill James
CinematographyDaniel B. Clark
Music byDavid Buttolph
Production
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Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • December 8, 1933 (1933-12-08)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film was released on December 8, 1933, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3] It had an original copyright notice in 1933 that was renewed in 1961.[4][5] Under the terms of Title 17 of the U.S. Code, the film will enter the public domain in 2029.

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  1. ^ "Smoky (1933)". TCM.com. May 31, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  2. ^ A.D.S. (January 1, 1934). "Movie Review: Smoky - The Story of a Horse". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "Smoky". Afi.com. December 8, 1933. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  4. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries. Library of Congress. 1933. p. 362. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries 1961. Library of Congress. 1961. p. 67. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
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