Red-Headed Baby is a 1931

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'' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by

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. The short was released on December 26, 1931. The short is the first in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series to not feature a recurring character; all previous cartoons had featured Bosko, Foxy or Piggy.

Plot

Around Christmas Eve, a toymaker creates a red-haired doll, who, after he (the toymaker) departs, comes to life along with the other toys; she subsequently breaks into singing the titular song, in the process meeting a toy soldier (given the name 'Napoleon') who instantly falls for her. However, a massive and thuggish spider also has fallen for the doll. He kidnaps her and beats the sawdust out of Napoleon. Napoleon fills his body up again and defeats the spider using a toy train. All the toys rejoice and the doll and Napoleon reunite as the titular song reprises, ending the cartoon.

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* * 1931 films 1931 animated films Films scored by Frank Marsales Films about spiders Films directed by Rudolf Ising Merrie Melodies short films Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films Films about sentient toys American black-and-white films 1930s Warner Bros. animated short films {{MerrieMelodies-stub