I. Freleng. Little Red Riding Rabbit. USA 1944
Little Red Riding Hood was a surprisingly popular subject for shorts back in the 40's. Tex Avery's take may be the best known, but Friz Freleng's version is certainly a version...to have.
We have an opening of the fable, with Red bringing her grandma a bunny rabbit (guess who?). The Big Bad Wolf is already there, as Granny is working her shift at Lockheed. He has to throw out the other wolves first though. When Red arrives, the Wolf goes through the 'big eyes, ears. etc' but that's because he doesn't want Red. No, he's got his eyes on rabbit stew.
A nice twist on the story. I rather liked Freleng's take on Red. She's a thoroughly obnoxious bobby-soxer who constantly interrupts the story. Even Bugs and the Wolf get sick of her, and that is certainly a different view on things.
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