Tulips Shall Grow (1942) (Madcap Models No. U1-5: Tulips Shall Grow)

““Tulips Shall Grow” is a short film made during WWII that exists to give weight and artistic design to the phrase, “hope springs eternal.” It ”

Tulips Shall Grow

““Tulips Shall Grow” is a short film made during WWII that exists to give weight and artistic design to the phrase, “hope springs eternal.” It tells the story of a Dutch boy and girl romancing each other in a storybook Eden before mechanical screws render it a wasteland, only for divine intervention to enact cosmic justice and restore this autumnal paradise. It is not subtle about it’s political convictions, but it is gorgeous to look at.   An uncredited Ray Harryhausen was the primary animator on here, and his genius is all over this production. The Screwballs, a goose-stepping mechanical monsters invading and terrorizing our young lovers, are eccentric designs with the ability to seemingly change their physiological makeup on a whim. Their warplanes resemble the exoskeletons ” read more

1001 Animated Shorts You Must See - The Full List (1001 movies items)

"DIR: George Pal SUMMARY: A Dutch couple's idyllic romance is interrupted by the invasion of an army of goose-stepping robots called the Screwballs. WHY IT'S HERE: George Pal was a much-respected animator whose favoured style was Replacement Animation, in which a series of hand-carved puppets were used for each frame, rather than one puppet being moved. This laborious technique was used throughout Pal's celebrated Puppetoon series, of which 'Tulips Shall Grow' is one of the most famous. I've "