| Red-Headed Baby | |
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 The title card of this short. | |
| Directed by | Rudolf Ising |
| Produced by | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising Leon Schlesinger |
| Music by | Frank Marsales |
| Animation by | Rollin Hamilton Carman Maxwell |
| Color process | Black-and-white Color Systems, Inc. (1973 Korean redrawn three-strip color edition) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 6:39 |
| Language | English |
Red-Headed Baby is the sixth title in theMerrie Melodies series. The short was released on December 18, 1931.[1][a] It is directed byRudolf Ising.[2]
The short is the first in theLooney Tunes andMerrie Melodies series to not feature a recurring character; all previous cartoons had featuredBosko,Foxy orPiggy.[3]
Around Christmas Eve, a toymaker creates a red-haired doll, who, after he (the toymaker) departs, comes to life along with the other toys; she subsequently breaks into singing the titular song, in the process meeting a toy soldier (given the name 'Napoleon') who instantly falls for her.
However, a massive and thuggish spider also has fallen for the doll. He kidnaps her and beats the sawdust out of Napoleon. Napoleon fills his body up again and defeats the spider using a toy train. All the toys rejoice and the doll and Napoleon reunite as the titular song reprises, ending the cartoon.
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