Babes in the Woods
Two children wander the forest and get lured into a witch's house.
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.
- Director
- Burt Gillett
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Humour
Who's in it
Cast
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What It's About
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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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The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $16,855
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
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- Release date
- Nov 19, 1932
- Runtime
- 0h 8m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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