- Country: USA
- Genres: Animation, Short
- Release: 1965-01-01
- Director: Howard Post , Morey Reden
- Writers: Jack Mendelsohn
- Language: English
- Stars: Dayton Allen , Eddie Lawrence , Norma MacMillan , Bob McFadden , Jack Mercer
- Runtime: 6 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: A Hair-Raising Tale , A Hair-Raising Tale (United States of America) , A Hair Raising Tale
- Plot: A young boy invents a hair-growing formula, but when he takes it to a patent attorney, he gets thrown out. However, when the attorney discovers he now has a full head of hair, he goes after the discouraged boy genius and his friend.Howard Post, who supervised Jack Mendelsohn's wacky cartoons in this period, directed this and it's pretty much a misfire. Except for one "shaken frame" shot at the beginning, there is little of visual interest and the low-affect way that the characters are handled makes it unclear what, if any point there is to this cartoon, except its barebones plot. Perhaps Post should have let Mendelsohn direct as well as write this one.
- IMDB:tt0150810


A Hair-Raising Tale Cast
Howard Post
Director
Morey Reden
Director

Dayton Allen
Mr. Humbug","Wilbur

Eddie Lawrence
Sheldon

Norma MacMillan
Tinker","Tinker's Mother","Pigeons
Bob McFadden
Accent Dude","Man

Jack Mercer
Norveal