A continuation of the ideas from Tex Avery's 1943 effort, Red Hot Riding Hood, this cartoon geared towards teenage boys and men (and possibly wartime morale?) is far from politically correct by today's standards, but I enjoyed it nonetheless for its audacity and Avery's creativity. Flying in the face of the Production Code, all of the characters here ooze sexual desire - the wolf, who literally chases after Red Riding Hood and then Cinderella, the fairy godmother, who after throwing down a highball hustles over and begins chasing the wolf, and Cinderella herself, who performs seductively in a nightclub in a skimpy outfit. It's a side gig for her, you see, because she works ala Rosie the Riveter at an aircraft plant by day, apparently surrounded by a lot of horny men (yikes). The jabs at how unattractive the older woman is ("Miss Repulsive 1898") are a little mean and the cartoon is not something I'd like if it were made today (I mean, the wolf is clearly the protagonist and what's he going to do when he catches Cinderella anyway?). For 1945 though, I smiled.
Review of Swing Shift Cinderella
