Little Red Riding Hood (1937)

Original Title: Krasnaya shapochka

Directed by: Valentina Brumberg, Zinaida Brumberg

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: A Russian animated version of the classic fairy tale finds Grandma’s cat coming to the aid of Red Riding Hood against the Big Bad Wolf.

Cartoon Cat: The wolf is in the woods when Grandma’s cat, who is delivering a letter to Red Riding Hood, comes along.

Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat running through woods with letter

The wolf takes chase but the cat climbs a tree to escape.

Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat confronted by wolf in woods
Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat in tree

Only to find he has lost the letter! The wolf finds the letter and reads it quickly, learning that Grandma is asking Red Riding Hood to come visit her. The wolf replaces the letter in the envelope and the cat finds it and finishes the delivery.

Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat with letter in mouth
Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat placing letter in mailbox

After encountering Red Riding Hood in the woods, the wolf runs ahead to Grandma’s house where she and the cat have just settled down to some knitting.

Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat playing with ball of yarn as Grandma knits

The wolf enters the home and tries to attack Grandma but the cat tangles up the wolf’s legs in yarn.

Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat with ball of yarn as wolf approaches Grandma
Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat throwing yarn around wolf's legs while attacking Grandma

Grandma hides in a clock and the cat leaps to a high shelf as the wolf disguises himself as Grandma and greets Red Riding Hood. The cat watches this with alarm.

Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat on top of shelves

Grabbing a pepper shaker, the cat flicks the spice at the wolf and makes him sneeze.

Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat on shelf sprinkling pepper

Red Riding Hood hides under the couch as the cat dons her hat and shoes and grabs the hand of a clock to use as a sword to fight the wolf.

Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat with hat and shoes
Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat wearing hat and shoes with sword
Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat wearing hat and shoes fighting wolf with sword

The cat thinks he has vanquished the wolf but the beast leaps up again.

Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat looking into wolf's mouth

This time the cat is too smart and tricks the wolf into leaping into a barrel of tomatoes which he sends rolling down the hill.

Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat next to barrel of tomatoes

The cat is rewarded by dancing with Red Riding Hood and then receiving a saucer of milk.

Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat dancing with Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood - cartoon tabby cat drinking milk from saucer beside Red Riding Hood

Final Mewsings: All fairy tales should contain cats!

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