Red-Headed Baby
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| Red-Headed Baby | |
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| Production company | Harman-Ising Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | December 18, 1932 (earliest known date)</ref> |
| Run time | 7:00 |
| Starring | Johnny Murray Ken Darby The Rhythmettes (all uncredited)[1] |
| Producer(s) | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising Leon Schlesinger |
| Music composition | Frank Marsales |
| Animation | Rollin Hamilton L. Max Maxwell |
| Director(s) | Rudolf Ising |
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Red-Headed Baby is the sixth short in the Merrie Melodies theatrical series. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on December 18, 1931.[2] It was produced by Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising and Leon Schlesinger, and directed by Ising.
Detailed summary
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Memorable quotes
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- Toymaker's house
Objects
Production
Filming
The short was copyrighted in 1931 (MCMXXXI).
Aftermath
A colorized version of this short was later made at around the early 1970s. This version traces frames from the original every other frame, due to low budget and time constraints. It also aired on Cartoon Network and TBS in the 1990s, although the color was turned off in these airing.[3]
Music
The score was composed by Frank Marsales.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: December 18, 1931
Behind the scenes
- This is the first Merrie Melodies short to not feature a recurring character (e.g. Bosko, Foxy and Piggy, who were recurring characters for Warner Bros. shorts at the time).
- Despite this, Piggy still appears in the end card of this short. He would remain in the end titles until I Love a Parade.
- This is the first Warner Bros. animated short to be themed around Christmas.
- The short entered the public domain in 1959, due to United Artists (the short's then-recent copyright holder) not renewing the rights in time.
- When the colorized version of this short aired in black-and-white on TBS, the scene near the end where the red-haired doll dances with two blackfaced dolls was removed.[4]
Errors
- N/A (?)
Home availability
- In the United States:
- December 23, 1992: MGM/UA Home Video releases The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Vol. 3 on LaserDisc.
- January 31, 2006: Warner Home Video releases Cimarron on DVD.
- July 25, 2023: Warner Archive Collection releases Cimarron on Blu-ray disc.
References
- ↑ Scott, Keith (September 20, 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. Bearmanor Media. ISBN 979-8887710112. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Red-Headed Baby - Earliest Known Date". Daily News p. 19 (December 23, 1931).
- ↑ " Merrie Melodies". The Colorized Cartoon Database.
- ↑ The CENSORED Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Guide: Q-R. Initiabase.
