Springtime for Pluto
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{{Infobox film
| name = Springtime for Pluto
| image = Springtime for Pluto poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Charles Nichols
| producer = Walt Disney
| story = Nick George
Eric Gurney
| starring = Pinto Colvig (uncredited)
Thurl Ravenscroft (uncredited)
| music = Oliver Wallace
| animator = George Nicholas
Sandy Strother
Norman Tate
Marvin Woodward
Additional animation:
John Lounsbery (uncredited)
| layout_artist = Charles Philippi
| background_artist = Lenard Kester
| studio = Walt Disney Productions
| distributor = RKO Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1944|6|23}}
| color_process = Technicolor
| runtime = 7 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Springtime for Pluto is a cartoon made by Walt Disney Productions in 1944. It was directed by Charles Nichols.{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |pages=120–121}}
Plot
The Spirit of Spring in the form of a faun dances through the countryside playing his panflute and melting the snow, heralding the end of winter and the beginning of spring. When his revitalizing influence reaches Pluto's doghouse, it causes mushrooms to sprout up under Pluto's chin, waking him from his winter slumber.
Pluto enjoys the scent of trees and plays with some of the forest animals, including a caterpillar undergoing its metamorphosis. When the caterpillar finishes its transformation, Pluto dances with the butterfly, which leads him to be attacked by a hive of angry bees. While escaping from the bees, he lands in a bush of poison ivy and suffers a pollen allergy brought on by goldenrod. A strong April shower chases Pluto back to his doghouse. When the storm passes, the Spirit of Spring comes back, frolicking. A bruised and battered Pluto comes out of his doghouse and chases down the unsuspecting faun.
Voice cast
- Pinto Colvig as Pluto
- Thurl Ravenscroft as Singing Caterpillar
Home media
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|37306}}
- [http://www.disneyshorts.org/shorts.aspx?shortID=384 Springtime for Pluto] at the Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts
- [http://intanibase.com/shorts.aspx?shortID=384&studioID=1 Springtime for Pluto] at the Internet Animation Database
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Category:1940s Disney animated short films
Category:Pluto (Disney) short films
Category:Films produced by Walt Disney
Category:Animated films based on classical mythology
Category:Films scored by Oliver Wallace
Category:RKO Pictures animated short films
Category:Films directed by Charles August Nichols