Wednesday, January 28, 2009

MGM - "The Hungry Wolf"

"The Hungry Wolf" has some great animation in it, then again most of the MGM shorts from the Harman/Ising period on do. I love the scene when the wolf is chasing the mouse and tearing up the floor. Who incidentally, looks like a precursor to Jerry. Think Joe Barbera worked on this short? I don't know who animated that scene or any other for that matter. My knowledge of the Harman/Ising era is pretty limited and what I did know I have since forgotten. My books have been collecting dust in a box.

Looks a little like Jerry huh?

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9 comments:

  1. Duck Dodgers1/29/2009 11:11 AM

    The design of the wolf in "I got plenty of Mutton" is almost the same of this one though.

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  2. Anonymous2/02/2009 10:02 PM

    I wonder what sort of bird the rabbits cooked.

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  3. Ricardo Cantoral2/03/2009 9:52 PM

    That is a very cute wolf design.

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  4. Anonymous2/05/2009 1:05 AM

    By the way, that's Mel Blanc doing the voice of the wolf.

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  5. Jack G.2/09/2009 7:38 PM

    Hello Klangley.

    Not related to this post,
    but I've started bloggin'.

    And, of course, this blog has a link there.

    http://anotherstinkincartoonblog.blogspot.com/

    How the heck do you put a link in the comment?

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  6. J. J. Hunsecker2/15/2009 12:42 AM

    Although the animation is up to the usual high MGM standards (with their usual amount of too much detail), my two favorite shots are of background paintings -- the one of the close up on the Wolf's eye, with the rabbit reflected in it, and the one of the rabbit lying on a plate.

    The story has the usual Harmon-Ising sentimentality to it. Just a few years later and this type of plot would be used for slapstick comedy at MGM.

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  7. Chris Sobieniak3/04/2009 11:24 PM

    the one of the close up on the Wolf's eye, with the rabbit reflected in it

    That was a cool background!

    Being reminded I tried to bid on that drawing of the wolf character I saw on eBay a while back, shame I lost on it.

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  8. David 7/06/2011 3:39 PM

    Look at this:

    Bill Tytla (yes!) drawings from "The Hungry Wolf" .


    Who knew ?

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  9. Kevin Langley7/06/2011 3:54 PM

    @David, I had no idea he spent any time at MGM. Beautiful drawings Michael posted.

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