| Red Hot Riding Hood | |
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 Theatrical poster to Red Hot Riding Hood (1943) | |
| Directed by | Tex Avery |
| Story by | Rich Hogan (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Fred Quimby (uncredited) |
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| Cinematography | Gene Moore |
| Music by | Scott Bradley |
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| Backgrounds by | John Didrik Johnsen (uncredited) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
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| Distributed by | Loews Inc. |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Red Hot Riding Hood is an animated cartoon short subject, directed by Tex Avery and released with the movie Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case on May 8, 1943, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1] In 1994, it was voted number 7 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field, making it the highest ranked MGM cartoon on the list.[2] It is one of Avery's most popular cartoons, inspiring several of his own "sequel" shorts as well as influencing other cartoons and feature films for years afterward.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 146–147. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (1994). The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals. Turner Publishing. ISBN 978-1878685490.