To Spring

To Spring
To Spring
	File:Tospringtitlecard.jpg The Happy Harmonies title card
Directed by	William Hanna; Paul Fennell (both uncredited)
Produced by	Hugh Harman; Rudolf Ising
Starring	J. Donald Wilson; Delos Jewkes
Music by	Scott Bradley
Animation by	Paul Fennell
Color process	Technicolor (3-hue)
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc
Release date	June 4, 1936
Running time	9 minutes
Language	English

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.

A screen shot of the vivid Technicolor process

A screen shot of the vivid Technicolor process

References

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

External links

To Spring at the Internet Movie Database

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[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] "To Spring (MGM, 1936)". Retrieved 2017-08-21.

[4] "TO SPRING - A Harman - Ising Cartoon (1936)". monstermoviemusic.blogspot.de. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-21.

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