To Spring

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To Spring
Tospringtitlecard.jpg
The Happy Harmonies title card
Directed byWilliam Hanna
Paul Fennell
Produced byHugh Harman
Rudolf Ising[1][2]
StarringDelos Jewkes
Elmore Vincent[1]
Music byScott Bradley[1][2]
Animation byWilliam Hanna
Paul Fennell[1]
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
June 20, 1936[1][2]
Running time
9:06[2]
LanguageEnglish

To Spring is a 1936 animated musical short produced by Harman and Ising for the MGM cartoon studio's Happy Harmonies series.[3] Although the production credit goes to Harman and Ising this short was actually the first cartoon to be directed by the future cartoon giant William Hanna, along with animator Paul Fennell.[4]

Plot[]

This short animates the changing of the seasons through the eyes of the gnomes responsible for spring,[5] as well as their hard work that makes it possible. A dark cloud with a deep bellowing voice is used to animate winter, and the elements which nature must fight to put this season behind us.

Voice Cast and Additional Crew[]

  • Delos Jewkes voices Wind
  • Elmore Vincent voices Troll
  • Film Co-Directed by Lee Blair and Hugh Harman (both uncredited)
  • Story by Mel Shaw (uncredited)
  • Additional Music by Jacques Ibert (uncredited)
  • Uncredited Animation by Rollin Hamilton, Jim Pabian, Carl Urbano, Mel Shaw, Al Coe, Ed Fourcher, George Grandpré and Casey Onaitis
  • Uncredited Layout Artists: Lee Blair, Paul Fennell and Arthur Heinemann
  • Uncredited Visual Backgrounds by Robert Gentle and Don Schaffer

Production[]

The title is a play on words used to represent the season of spring and action the gnomes must take to wake up and get to work. This cartoon uses the bold and vibrant colors synonymous with springtime, and is an excellent example of the Technicolor process that was very popular at the time.

  • A screen shot of the vivid Technicolor process

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999) (Second Edition). McFarland & Company Inc. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.
  2. ^ a b c d "To Spring (1936): Main". The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 89. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ "To Spring (MGM, 1936)". Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  5. ^ "TO SPRING - A Harman - Ising Cartoon (1936)". monstermoviemusic.blogspot.de. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-21.

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