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Babes in the Woods

Babes in the Woods

Two children wander the forest and get lured into a witch's house.

19326.00h 8m

Overview

Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch comes and takes them away on her broom to her gingerbread house, where she turns nasty on them, turning the boy into a spider, her yowling cat to stone, and tries to turn the girl into a rat when a gnome's arrow stops her. While the gnomes are fighting the witch, Hansel and Gretl free the other children who have been imprisoned and transformed by the witch.

Directed by Burt Gillett
Written by Webb Smith, Ted Sears
Produced by Walt Disney
Box OfficeBudget: $17K0

Top Cast

Lucille La Verne

Lucille La Verne

Witch (voice) (uncredited)

Pinto Colvig

Pinto Colvig

Gnomes / Various (voice) (uncredited)

M

Mary Moder

Singer (voice) (uncredited)

Purv Pullen

Purv Pullen

Cat (voice) (uncredited)

Toby Wing

Toby Wing

Hans / Gretel / Kids (voice) (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

fairy talecartoonshort film

About Babes in the Woods

Babes in the Woods is a animation film released in 1932 exploring themes of fairy tale, cartoon, short film. Directed by Burt Gillett, it stars Lucille La Verne, Pinto Colvig, Mary Moder. Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch comes and takes them away on her broom to her gingerbread house, where she turns nasty on them, turning the boy into a spider, her yowling cat to stone, and tries to turn the girl into a rat when a gnome's arrow stops her. While the gnomes are fighting the witch, Hansel and Gretl free the other children who have been imprisoned and transformed by the witch.

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