Tulips Shall Grow

Tulips Shall Grow is a 1942 American animated short film in the Puppetoons series, directed by George Pal and starring Rex Ingram and Victor Jory.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It was released by Paramount Pictures<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and originally photographed in 3-strip Technicolor. It later became the black-and-white edition by National Telefilm Associates.

Plot

A Dutch boy named Jan and a Dutch girl named Janette find their idyllic existence destroyed when they are overrun by a group of Nazi-like mechanical men called "The Screwballs", who lay waste to everything they touch. The Screwballs are later destroyed by a thunderstorm (the rain of which causes them to rust) and Jan and Janette's idyllic life resumes.<ref>Dig a hole and Tulips Shall Grow: Ray Harryhausen|San Diego Reader</ref>

Reception

The cartoon was nominated for the Oscar for Best Short Subject, Cartoons. In 1997, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

It was also included in the 1987 compilation film The Puppetoon Movie.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

External links

• Tulips Shall Grow essay by Mark Mayerson at National Film Registry
• Tulips Shall Grow essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 Template:ISBN, pages 346-347
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• "Tulips Shall Grow" short film at Europa Film Treasures site