A 1932 Disney animated short film, Babes in the Woods, is "loosely based on the" Grimms' "Hansel and Gretel." A Silly Symphony Mickey Mouse film. The Babes in the Woods is ... the title of a 1917 silent film based on "Hansel and Gretel," directed by Chester M. Franklin and Sidney Franklin, incorporating several fairy tales and a story within a story. Background on filming with photo of local children in "On Location in Santa Cruz County," Santa Cruz Public Libraries, CA.