# To Spring > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/To_Spring > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/To_Spring.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Spring > Source revision: 1335298216 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1936 film To Spring Title Card Directed by William Hanna Paul Fennell (both uncredited) Produced by Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising Starring J. Donald Wilson[1] Delos Jewkes Music by Scott Bradley Edvard Grieg Animation by Paul Fennell Color process Technicolor (3-hue) Production companies Harman-Ising Productions MGM Cartoons Distributed by Loew's Inc Release date June 4, 1936 (1936-06-04) Running time 9 minutes Language English ***To Spring*** is a 1936 [animated musical short](/source/Animated_short) produced by [Harman and Ising](/source/Harman_and_Ising) for the [MGM cartoon studio's](/source/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer_cartoon_studio) *[Happy Harmonies](/source/Happy_Harmonies)* series.[2] Although the production credit goes to [Harman and Ising](/source/Harman_and_Ising) this short was actually the first [cartoon](/source/Cartoon) to be directed by the future [cartoon](/source/Cartoon) giant [William Hanna](/source/William_Hanna), along with animator Paul Fennell.[3] It is one of just three MGM cartoons that are in the public domain, and, as of 2025, the only *Happy Harmonies* short in the public domain. ## Plot The full short, restored. This short begins with the melting of [winter](/source/Winter) snow as little human-like creatures (either elves or gnomes) below the ground mine colorful crystals. The creatures then process the crystals into liquids that cover the main [rainbow](/source/Rainbow) colors. This work incites the arrival of [spring](/source/Spring_(season)) above on the surface. However, a snowy wind appears and causes issues that hinders the process as the creatures start working harder. In the end, the creatures prevail and spring occurs. ## Production The title is a play on words used to represent the [season](/source/Season) of spring and action the [gnomes](/source/Gnome) must take to wake up and get to work. [Lee Blair](/source/Lee_Blair_(artist)) oversaw the short's vibrant Technicolor process.[4] The short also features the directorial debut of [William Hanna](/source/William_Hanna), who would later create *[Tom & Jerry](/source/Tom_and_Jerry)*. Hanna co-directed the short with Paul Fennell, but Harman and Ising retained the production credit.[4] The film is in the public domain, because its copyright was not renewed after an initial 28 year term.[5] In addition to writing the music, Scott Bradley conducted the orchestra himself, as he did for all cartoons that he scored.[4] Voice work in the short included Delos Jewkes as the snowy wind, and radio actor [J. Donald Wilson](/source/J._Donald_Wilson) voicing the main elf (gnome).[4] A screenshot demonstrating the technicolor process that Lee Blair oversaw. ## See also - *[Jerky Turkey](/source/Jerky_Turkey)* (1945) - *[Doggone Tired](/source/Doggone_Tired)* (1949) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Scott, Keith (October 3, 2022). [*Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 Vol. 1*](https://books.google.com/books?id=aS-KEAAAQBAJ&dq=to+spring+1936+wilson&pg=PT135). BearManor Media. p. 135. Retrieved September 21, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Lenburg, Jeff (1999). [*The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons*](https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/88/mode/2up). Checkmark Books. p. 89. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8160-3831-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8160-3831-7). Retrieved June 6, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Radio Swiss Jazz - Music database - Musician"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230220001600/https://www.radioswissjazz.ch/en/music-database/musician/99685328294c56d7326fe8cca043c9a28c6c/biography). Archived from [the original](https://www.radioswissjazz.ch/en/music-database/musician/99685328294c56d7326fe8cca043c9a28c6c/biography) on February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_4-3) Scott, Keith (2022). *Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 Vol. 1*. BearManor Media. pp. Chapter 2. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [979-8887710099](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/979-8887710099). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Public Domain Cartoons"](https://www.fesfilms.com/PDToons.pdf) (PDF). 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