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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. While the gnomes are fighting the witch, Hansel and Gretl free the other children who have been imprisoned and transformed by the witch.

Top Cast

  • Lucille La Verne

    Lucille La Verne

    Witch (voice) (uncredited)

  • Pinto Colvig

    Pinto Colvig

    Gnomes / Various (voice) (uncredited)

  • Mary Moder

    Mary Moder

    Singer (voice) (uncredited)

  • Purv Pullen

    Purv Pullen

    Cat (voice) (uncredited)

  • Toby Wing

    Toby Wing

    Hans / Gretel / Kids (voice) (uncredited)

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.

Rating

6.0 / 10
75 Reviews
1 Popular

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