The Red Crocodile (Johnsonverse)

The Red Crocodile is a 1937 American animated cartoon short directed by Randall A. Perkins, and written by Perkins and Gerald Jankowski, as part of Johnson Studios' Ludicrous Limericks series. It is the debut short for Dr. Ricardo, a Mexican scientist.

The cartoon follows Cherridile being caught by Dr. Ricardo, who plans to use her for his various experiments; Cherridile uses elaborate planning and seduction to outwit him. Released on June 22, 1937, it has been critically acclaimed.

Plot
One day, when Cherridile drives to her bakery, she finds a customer named Dr. Marco Ricardo, a Southern scientist. He lures Cherridile into his lab, where she, ignorant of her surroundings, looks at things that catch her attention, unintentionally outwitting him. When Cherridile discovers Ricardo's true intentions, she decides to pose as a sultry woman and flirts with him; she beats him up when Ricardo falls for her trap.

Ricardo, enraged, decides to try to lure Cherridile into a trap by making a mannequin of Chocodile;

Cast

 * June Foray as Cherridile
 * Mel Blanc as Dr. Ricardo and Chocodile