talarisw Review of Swing Shift Cinderella

Swing Shift Cinderella (1945)

Tex Avery's classic cartoon short with the big bad wolf from red riding hood invading the Cinderella story.

[10/10 · 10 March 2012]

One of the best cartoons from the 1940's and of all time. This is my favorite from legendary animation director Tex Avery. This is a great cartoon that represents it's time, the swinging 1940's. This is a sequel to the cartoon "Red Hot Riding Hood" and the 2nd installment of five cartoons featuring a wolf lusting & chasing a sexy female stage performer. The two characters have no official name but the wolf is simply known as "The Wolf" but it's possible his name is Joe because he is briefly called Joe in this cartoon and in "Wild & Wofy". The woman is called "Red" by fans(for her red hair & for that her 1st appearance was as red riding hood)but she appears in every cartoon with a different name. This is pure Tex and he had a style like no one else. He was the anti-Disney of his time and this cartoon proves it. This might be the most sexual cartoon of this time, it's aimed for adults and Tex does things Disney wouldn't dare to do. Sex is never bluntly said or shown but definitely applied. I Love the begin when the wolf and little red riding hood run pass the opening credits and realize their in the wrong cartoon. I love how Tex breaks the fourth wall and it's a great way of bringing the wolf into the Cinderella story. The reactions by the wolf are legendary as they are exactly how every man feels upon seeing a sexy woman. I love the grand ma from "Red Hot riding hood" who's the fairy godmother here. I wish she was used in more cartoons. It's so funny seeing this hyped up, oversexed and extremely horny old woman chasing the wolf, and him being repulsed by her. There's undertone of sexual arousal on the part of the wolf & grand ma and you get the feeling that grand ma is trying to rape the wolf and the wolf trying to rape Cinderella. I love Red, playing Cinderella, she generally looks sexy not exaggerated like Jessica Rabbit, Red looks like a real woman which makes her even more sexy. The highlight and my favorite part is Red's erotic stage show, the animation of her dance is great! I love her song "Oh, Wolfie!", a very sexy song and this has one of the best endings ever, when Red has to make it home by 12 o'clock for her other job at the steel mill but when she gets on the bus she finds out it's a bunch of wolves howling in lust! Great animation, I love the colors and layouts here, super fast pace and a great twist on the Cinderella story. This one of the greatest cartoons of all time from Tex Avery and mgm studios.