To Spring
- Studio
- Harman-Ising Productions
- Distributor
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Synopsis
A group of elves is in charge of adding color back to the landscape for spring! Old Man Winter fights back, pushing the lever to turn the "spring machine" off!
Characters
Spring Elves, Old Man Winter
Credits
Directing
- Director
- William Hanna
Producing
- Producer
- Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising
Music
- Music
- Scott Bradley
Production notes
This short was William Hanna's cartoon directorial debut.
One of two Happy Harmonies in the public domain. The other is "The Discontented Canary."
One of two Happy Harmonies in the public domain. The other is "The Discontented Canary."
Pictures
Reviews
To Spring
To Spring is one of mine and my children's favorite cartoon. We loved watching it together. Thank you for letting me see it. It still makes me smile!
Exquisite Animation
This is a cartoon that I watched as a child over and over and was always fascinated by its colorful grandure whenever it came on. I am 57 years old now and it almost brings tears to my eyes just listening to the music that accompanies it. It is truly a wonderful piece of work. They sure don't make them they used to.
To Spring
This is it, the most lavish use of color that has ever been seen in an MGM cartoon. For film collectors, securing a beautiful print of this wonderful film is a rare stroke of luck. The technicolor is more vibrant, lush and full than in any other short cartoon and I'm a lucky boy.
We always start the spring season with a screening of this classic. The sequence with the tubes filling the color for the outside world shows everything that technicolor could produce.
The story, the sound and picture; no studio did it better. Time For Spring I Say!
To Spring
This was my first Happy Harmonies cartoon and the colors and imagery were simply astounding. The 9 minutes run-time seemed an hour as the elves scrambled around underground amidst a riot of colors and flashing shapes to bring spring back again. The colors are wonderful and their harmonies blend in and out in time to the action. If you haven't seen this yet, you're in for a real treat IMHO!
To Spring
One of my favorite animations of all time. The ending scene rivals the finest moments of any Disney feature length effort....even the rain storm in Bambi.
To Spring
Not that there needed to be much proof that a non-Disney company could do the same kind of magic that Disney has been doing, but this certainly did the job. The way that glass, crystal and water were portrayed took my breath away, and the use of shadow was amazing. You would swear that there really are little droll elves toiling endlessly beneath the earth to bring color to the world. The charming elves are unforgettable(especially the late sleeper with the baggy pants). This is one of my favorite cartoons of all time.