To Spring

To Spring is a 1936 animated musical short produced by Harman and Ising for the MGM cartoon studio's Happy Harmonies series.

This short begins with the melting of winter snow as little human-like creatures (either elves or gnomes) below the ground mine colorful crystals.

However, a snowy wind appears and causes issues that hinders the process as the creatures start working harder.

The title is a play on words used to represent the season of spring and action the gnomes must take to wake up and get to work.

Hanna co-directed the short with Paul Fennell, but Harman and Ising retained the production credit.

The full short, restored.
A screenshot demonstrating the technicolor process that Lee Blair oversaw.