Flowers and Trees

"It's spring, and the flowers, mushrooms, and trees come to life."

1932 0h 8m EN

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★6.9TMDB · 204

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Synopsis

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A jealous stump threatens two trees that are in love by starting a forest fire. When the rain comes and puts out the fire the forest revives and celebrates the wedding.

“It's spring, and the flowers, mushrooms, and trees come to life.”

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Cast

Clarence Nash
Birds (voice) (uncredited)
Esther Campbell
(voice) (uncredited)
Marion Darlington
(voice) (uncredited)
Pinto Colvig
Evil Hollow Tree (voice) (uncredited)
Walt Disney
Owl Sirens (voice) (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Burt Gillett
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 7

ERA

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94 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Clarence Nash and Esther Campbell and Marion Darlington carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's spring, and the flowers, mushrooms, and trees come to life.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0022899 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Burt Gillett directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
394 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Clarence Nash and Esther Campbell and Marion Darlington carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It's spring, and the flowers, mushrooms, and trees come to life.".
7IMDB entry: tt0022899 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Runtime: 8 min · 0h 8m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,887
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Flowers and Trees (1932)

Awards

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

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Burt Gillett

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CinemaSerf2024-02-11
★ 7/10
The forest awakens and rubs the sleep from it's eyes. The trees, birds, insects and even the bats emerge from the arms of Morpheus in varying humours ready to start their day. One of the trees is enraptured and serenades his intended with some hastily improvised harp music whilst his friend orchestrates a chorus of chirping and the sunflowers present a perfectly choreographed dance. She's gracious enough, but having none of it until pursued by a grisly old stump who has evil designs on her delicate boughs! A duel ensues and with a fire soon ablaze, all must flee for their very lives to find a pond or a stream and hope for some rain. A fine combination of Schubert and Rossini accompanies this enjoyable animation that shows us a bit of the fickleness of affection but also, more seriously, the effects fire can have on nature and of it's recuperative powers afterwards!

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