Tuesday 2 January 2018

The Wolf's on the Beam

Man, that Goldilocks is cookin’, Jackson!

Goldie gets into a jitterbug with the wolf from the Red Riding Hood story in Goldilocks and the Jivin’ Bears (1944).



But Goldie’s keen to the scene. She uses her dance moves to choke him, bash his head to the ground, and then send him flying.



The Motion Picture Daily reviewed the short on October 5, 1944 thusly:
"Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears"
(Warners)
The three bears are a trio of 'red-hot jivesters, strictly on the beam' and Red Riding Hood is a jitterbug. The bears arrive at grandmother's with Goldilocks and the wolf is led through a wild jitter routine which literally leaves him limp. Meanwhile grandmother escapes from the cupboard where the wolf has put her and she puts the finishing touches on the wolf with a groovy rendition of the Lindy Hop. Fairy tales haven't lost their appeal. This is a mirthful cartoon. Running time, 7 minutes.
Ken Champin gets the rotating screen credit as the animator—that is, if you could ever find a version of this cartoon with credits.

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