The Big Bad Wolf (1934 film)
| The Big Bad Wolf | |
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| Directed by | Burt Gillett |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Shirley Reed Pinto Colvig, Billy Bletcher, Mary Moder, Dorothy Compton |
| Music by | Frank Churchill |
| Animation by | Art Babbitt |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | April 13, 1934 |
Running time | 9 minutes |
| Language | English |
The Big Bad Wolf is an
Plot
Ignoring the advice of Practical Pig, Little Red Riding Hood, escorted by Fiddler and Fifer, takes the short cut through the woods to Grandma's house. They end up encountering Goldilocks the Fairy Queen, who is soon revealed, thanks to a branch breaking, to be the Big Bad Wolf in disguise. Realizing they'd been tricked, Fiddler and Fifer run home, whilst Little Red Riding Hood escapes from the Wolf. The Big Bad Wolf, however, isn't giving up on getting dinner, and goes to Grandma's house, where he chases Grandma into the closet and gets in bed disguised as her. Little Red Riding Hood arrives and after the expected "what big eyes/nose/mouth you've got" spiel is terrified to see the Big Bad Wolf is posing as her grandmother. Fiddler and Fifer manage to get Practical Pig, who manages to beat the Wolf by putting popcorn seeds and hot coals down his pants. With the wolf defeated once again, Little Red Riding Hood and the pigs sing and play "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf".
Voice cast
- Shirley Reed as Little Red Riding Hood
- Pinto Colvig as Practical Pig
- Billy Bletcher as Zeke Midas Wolf
- Mary Moder as Fiddler Pig
- Dorothy Compton as Fifer Pig[1]
Reaction
Made as a somewhat reluctant response to the success of the earlier short, The Big Bad Wolf did not quite achieve the levels of popularity of Three Little Pigs (which was huge),
Home media
The short was released on December 4, 2001, on Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies - The Historic Musical Animated Classics.[3][1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.
- ^ Bob Thomas, "Disney's Art of Animation: From Mickey Mouse to Hercules" (1997) p.50
- ^ "Silly Symphonies: The Historic Musical Animated Classics DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
External links
- The Big Bad Wolf at IMDb
