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Ray Harryhausen animated a fairytale? The wolf's about to get CLAYMATED.
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The Story of Little Red Riding Hood (1949)

whimsical nightmare fuelvintage charmstop-motion magic

Overview

AnimationFantasy

Based on the classic European fairytale. A young girl is pursued and tricked by a big bad wolf who wants to eat her. Animated by Ray Harryhausen.

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Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Harryhausen's early stop-motion puppetry at its most playful

Direction

Nine minutes of pure visual storytelling economy

Best for:Solo: Quick 1940s animation fix between longer watches·Kids: Introduce little ones to Harryhausen's puppet wizardry·Rewatch: Pause every frame to spot the handmade craft
Heads up:Disturbing: Wolf's toothy maw may spook sensitive tiny viewers
Ray Harryhausen

Director

Ray Harryhausen

ReleasedJan 29, 1949
Runtime9m
StatusReleased

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Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Bailey Films, Inc.

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Trivia

This was Ray Harryhausen's second professional film after 'Mother Goose' (1946), made when he was just 29 and still working as a mail clerk at Paramount.

Cultural

Harryhausen would later revolutionize fantasy cinema with 'Jason and the Argonauts' and 'Clash of the Titans', making this fairy tale exercise a fascinating glimpse at the master's early puppet experiments.

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