Red-Headed Baby

Red-Headed Baby

Red-Headed Baby is a1931Merrie Melodies short directed byRudolf Ising.

Plot[]

When the toymaker goes to sleep, a red-headed baby doll and the rest of his creations come to life. She turns on the radio and they have a party. An evil spider on the ceiling spies her and comes down to abduct her. Napoleon the toy soldier comes to her rescue.

Availability[]

(1992) LaserDisc
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 3, Side 1: Harman-Ising

(2006) DVD
Cimarron (USA 1995 Turner redrawn version)

(2023) Blu-ray
Cimarron (restored)

Censorship[]

• WhenTBS, prior to the creation ofCartoon Network, aired this cartoon, it was a redrawn version that cut the part near the end where the title character dances with two blackfaced dolls.^[2][3]

Notes[]

• This is the firstMerrie Melodies short not to feature a recurring character (for exampleFoxy andPiggy being recurring characters in theMerrie Melodies series). In a few laterMerrie Melodies shorts, the series would feature another recurring character known asGoopy Geer. After three shorts featuring the character, non-recurring characters were maintained throughout the series until the late 1930s and early 1940s.
  • Despite this, Piggy still appears at the ending drum. He would remain in the ending titles until "I Love a Parade".
• This cartoon entered the public domain in 1959 asUnited Artists did not renew the copyright in time.

Gallery[]

Production drawing

Character study drawing

Lobby card

References[]