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Springtime (1929)
Springtime (1929) is a 6-minute animated cartoon that airs free on Starlite TV's Saturday Morning (CH 7) channel. It is in the U.S. public domain. Directed by Ub Iwerks.
Synopsis
Springtime is a 1929 animated short film directed by Ub Iwerks. It is the third Silly Symphonies film, released just five days before the 1929 Stock Market Crash.
The film starts with trees, flowers, butterflies and birds dancing in harmony. Three flowers dance, before one of them reveals two ladybirds, which also dance. A caterpillar splits itself into many parts, before a blackbird in a top hat eats the parts one by one. The blackbird goes to his mate, who hatches four eggs. The chicks dance and squawk in harmony.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article Springtime (1929 film) (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).
About Springtime (1929)
Springtime is a 1929 animated short film directed by Ub Iwerks. It is the third Silly Symphonies film, released just five days before the 1929 Stock Market Crash. The short entered the US public domain on January 1, 2025.
Quick facts
- Year: 1929
- Runtime: 6 minutes
- Type: Cartoon · Animation
- Sound: Original soundtrack
From the Wikipedia article on Springtime (1929 film) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Credits
- Directed by: Ub Iwerks
- Country: United States
Credits from Wikidata · Wikipedia article
Airs on
- Saturday Morning - CH 7, Cartoon TV
Rights & source
- Basis: Published before 1931 - U.S. copyright term expired
- Evidence: First published 1929 (before 1931): US copyright term has expired.
- License on source: creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0
- Underlying rights: 1929 sound cartoon.
- Source: Internet Archive
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