Red Hot Riding Hood (1943): Cast & Plot
Red Hot Riding Hood is a 1943 short animated comedy directed by Tex Avery, starring Connie Russell as Red (singing voice) (uncredited), Daws Butler and Frank Graham. It runs 7 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 7 min
- Director
- Tex Avery
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Red Hot Riding Hood About?
The premise of Red Hot Riding Hood without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Frustrated by being stuck in their classic roles, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother and the Wolf decide to rewrite the tale. They set it in a modern city, where Red works as a pin‑up girl at a nightclub, giving the familiar story a fresh urban twist.
Red Hot Riding Hood Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- rocketing through a ceiling
- little red riding hood character
- big bad wolf character
- fairy tale
- fractured fairy tale
- musical number
- cowgirl
- cleavage
- southern belle
- devil
- teeth falling out
- suicide played for laughs
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- stabbed with a pin
- eyes pop out of head
- love at first sight
- evening gown
- singing
- chanteuse
- fairy tale parody
- lady in red
- penthouse
- physical distortion in elevator
- hyperbolic physical distortion
- visual pun
- wild take
- anthropomorphism
- key
- lamp
- los angeles california
- narration
- breaking the fourth wall
- mallet
- howling
- cartoon
- buxom
- roadster
- head bandage
- forest
- 1940s
- hand drawn animation
- for grown ups animation
- wolf
- singer
- nightclub
- basket of food
- surrealism
- cigarette smoking
- keyhole
- taxi
- spotlight
Red Hot Riding Hood Cast & Characters
Connie Russell leads the cast as Red (singing voice) (uncredited), with Daws Butler as Wolf Howl (voice) (uncredited) and Frank Graham as Wolf (voice) (uncredited). Directed by Tex Avery; 6 actors are credited in all.
- Director Tex Avery
- Connie Russell as Red (singing voice) (uncredited)
- Daws Butler as Wolf Howl (voice) (uncredited)
- Frank Graham as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
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Sara Berner as Red / Grandma / Short Cigarette Girl (voice) (uncredited)
Also Starring in Red Hot Riding Hood
· 2 more- June Foray Tall Cigarette Girl (voice) (uncredited)
- Kent Rogers Wolf (some lines) (voice) (uncredited)
More from Tex Avery
More films directed by Tex Avery: Cellbound, Sh-h-h-h-h-h, Crazy Mixed Up Pup and I’m Cold.
Red Hot Riding Hood Plot Summary
What happens in Red Hot Riding Hood from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The film opens with a traditional, narrated rendition of Little Red Riding Hood, using the wolf from the earlier short Dumb-Hounded. The familiar trio—Little Red Riding Hood, the Big Bad Wolf, and Grandma—grow tired of the stale, derivative staging and demand something fresh. The annoyed narrator agrees to redo the tale, and the story restarts in a markedly different, once-again-metaphoric arrangement.
Full summary
The whole story of Red Hot Riding Hood, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Red Hot Riding Hood?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What stage name does Little Red Riding Hood use while performing in the nightclub?
Red Hot Riding Hood Also Known As
6 alternative titles, including “Le Petit Chaperon Rouge” and “Le Petit Chaperon chauffé à blanc”.
- Also known as
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- Le Petit Chaperon Rouge
- Le Petit Chaperon chauffé à blanc
- Классная красная шапочка
- 热辣小红帽
- Cappuccetto rosso a Hollywood
- A Ardente Chapeuzinho Vermelho
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Red Hot Riding Hood FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Red Hot Riding Hood, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Red Hot Riding Hood?
Red Hot Riding Hood runs 7 minutes.
When was Red Hot Riding Hood released?
Red Hot Riding Hood was released on May 8, 1943.
Who directed Red Hot Riding Hood?
Red Hot Riding Hood was directed by Tex Avery.
More films by Tex Avery Who is in the cast of Red Hot Riding Hood?
Red Hot Riding Hood stars Connie Russell as Red (singing voice) (uncredited), Daws Butler as Wolf Howl (voice) (uncredited) and Frank Graham as Wolf (voice) (uncredited), among 6 credited actors.
Does Red Hot Riding Hood have a post-credit scene?
No. Red Hot Riding Hood has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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