''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. It was released by

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and originally photographed in 3-strip

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. It later became the black-and-white edition by

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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.

Reception

The cartoon was nominated for the

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for Best Short Subject, Cartoons. In 1997, the film was selected for preservation in the United States

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by the

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as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It was also included in the 1987 compilation film '' The Puppetoon Movie''.

References

External links

''Tulips Shall Grow'' essay by Mark Mayerson at National Film Registry

by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 , pages 346-347 *
"Tulips Shall Grow" short film at Europa Film Treasures site
{{George Pal 1942 films 1940s American animated films American animated short films Animated films without speech American World War II propaganda shorts Short films directed by George Pal Films set in the Netherlands United States National Film Registry films Paramount Pictures short films Puppetoons Stop-motion animated short films 1942 animated short films