Little Red Walking Hood

Little Red Walking Hood
Original title card
Directed byFred Avery
Story byCal Howard
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringTedd Pierce
Elvia Allman
Mel Blanc[1]
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byIrven Spence
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Productions
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • November 6, 1937 (1937-11-06)
Running time
7 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Little Red Walking Hood is a 1937 American animated comedy short film directed by Fred Avery.[2] The short was released on November 6, 1937. It is the 85th film in the Merrie Melodies series and features the first appearance of an early character who later became Elmer Fudd.[3] The cartoon is a parody of the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood" with Avery's trademark brand of humor; it serves as a spiritual predecessor to Avery's cartoons starring Red at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was re-released as a "Blue Ribbon" reissue in 1946.[4]

Plot

The Big Bad Wolf plays on a pinball machine, barely missing the jackpot through sheer misfortune. He notices Little Red Riding Hood delivering lunch to her grandmother and decides to woo her to her chagrin. She literally gives him the cold shoulder while he follows in his limousine. Elmer Fudd inexplicably emerges from a mailbox and notifies the wolf of a shortcut to Red's grandmother's house, and secretly hitchhikes on the wolf's limousine midway through.

Red's grandmother finds the wolf pretending to be Red and refuses to let him in. The wolf is angered further when Elmer enters the house with no issue, so he forcibly pushes his way in, slamming into numerous doors before Red's grandmother opens the door into the background. The wolf enters by pulling the knob and manages to score points on hollows pinball-style. He chases Red's grandmother, who stops to make a grocery order over the telephone before hiding in the closet. Elmer Fudd emerges from the closet when the wolf opens it. As the grandmother repeatedly subdues the wolf's attempts to abduct her, she gives her costume to the wolf to impersonate her when Red arrives. Red, clearly not fooled, compliments the wolf's features as if they were her grandmother's. They chase but are interrupted by Elmer Fudd, who proclaims to be the protagonist of the film, knocks out the wolf with a mallet and kisses Red.

Voice cast

Home media

References

  1. ↑ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 26. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
  2. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 64. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 77-79. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ Parten, James (March 31, 2020). "Merrie Melodies 1937-38: More Old Friends". Cartoon Research. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ Lambert, David (August 5, 2007). "The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour - Complete Disc-by-Disc Details of Golden Collection Vol. 5 Cartoons, Extras". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
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