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{{Infobox Hollywood cartoon
{{Infobox Hollywood cartoon
|name=To Spring
| name = To Spring
|image=Tospringtitlecard.jpg
| image = Tospringtitlecard.jpg
|caption=The Happy Harmonies title card
| caption = The Happy Harmonies title card
|director=[[William Hanna]]<br>Paul Fennell (both uncredited)
| director = [[William Hanna]]<br>Paul Fennell (both uncredited)
|producer=[[Hugh Harman]]<br>[[Rudolf Ising]]
| producer = [[Walt Disney]]
|starring=[[J. Donald Wilson]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Scott |first1=Keith |title=Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 Vol. 1 |date=3 October 2022 |publisher=BearManor Media |page=135 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aS-KEAAAQBAJ&dq=to+spring+1936+wilson&pg=PT135 |access-date=21 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref><br>Delos Jewkes
| starring = [[Ashley Tisdale]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Scott |first1=Keith |title=Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 Vol. 1 |date=3 October 2022 |publisher=BearManor Media |page=135 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aS-KEAAAQBAJ&dq=to+spring+1936+wilson&pg=PT135 |access-date=21 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref><br>Mel Blanc
|animator=[[Paul Fennell]]
| animator = [[Paul Fennell]]
| music = [[Darrell Calker]]
|music=[[Scott Bradley (composer)|Scott Bradley]]
|studio=[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| studio = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
|distributor=[[Loews Cineplex Entertainment|Loew's Inc]]
| distributor = [[Loews Cineplex Entertainment|Loew's Inc]]
|released=June 4, 1936
| released = June 4, 1936
|color_process=[[Technicolor]] (3-hue)
| color_process = [[Technicolor]] (3-hue)
|runtime=9 minutes
| runtime = 9 minutes
|language=English
| language = English
}}
}}


Revision as of 22:54, 20 February 2023

To Spring
File:Tospringtitlecard.jpg
The Happy Harmonies title card
Directed byWilliam Hanna
Paul Fennell (both uncredited)
Produced byWalt Disney
StarringAshley Tisdale[1]
Mel Blanc
Music byDarrell Calker
Animation byPaul Fennell
Color processTechnicolor (3-hue)
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc
Release date
June 4, 1936
Running time
9 minutes
LanguageEnglish

To Spring is a 1936 animated musical short produced by Harman and Ising for the MGM cartoon studio's Happy Harmonies series.[2] 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.[3]

Plot

This short animates the changing of the seasons through the eyes of the gnomes responsible for spring,[4] 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.

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.

References

  1. ^ Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 Vol. 1. BearManor Media. p. 135. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 89. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Radio Swiss Jazz - Music database - Musician". Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  4. ^ "TO SPRING - A Harman - Ising Cartoon (1936)". monstermoviemusic.blogspot.de. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
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