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File:Blitz Wolf poster.jpg Theatrical poster.
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	May 8, 1942
Run time	9:51
Starring	Bill Thompson Pinto Colvig Frank Graham Sara Berner Kent Rogers
Producer(s)	Fred Quimby (uncredited)
Music composed by	Scott Bradley
Story by	Rich Hogan
Animation	Ray Abrams Irven Spence Preston Blair Ed Love
Director(s)	Tex Avery
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Blitz Wolf is an animated theatrical short that was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on May 8, 1942. It was written by Rich Hogan, produced by Fred Quimby, and directed by Tex Avery.

The tale of the Three Little Pigs is retold from the perspective of the Second World War. The pigs arm themselves from an oncoming invasion from Nazi forces, led by a tyrannical dictator named Adolf Wolf.

Locations

• Earth
  • Pigmania
    • Straw house
    • Stone house
  • Japan
    • Tokyo
• Hell

Music

The score was composed by Scott Bradley.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: May 8, 1942

Behind the scenes

• This short marks the first MGM cartoon directed by Tex Avery
• It is also the first film at MGM for animator Ed Love. Love arrived at MGM with Kenneth Muse just after the Disney animator's strike in 1941.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • February 12, 2008: Warner Home Video releases Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection on DVD.
  • October 5, 2021: Warner Archive Collection releases Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 3 on Blu-Ray Disc.