Review of Tulips Shall Grow

Like a few other shorts I just reviewed, Tulips Shall Grow was another one I just discovered on the Europa Film Treasures site. George Pal directed this "Puppetoon" after he moved to the United States and started to work for Paramount. In this one, a Dutch young man and young woman are enjoying themselves among the tulips dancing before an ominous team of war soldiers called "Screwballs" (who are literally screws with bolts for heads) wreak havoc in planes on windmills. The tragic happenings that follow truly pack a wallop before the inevitable happy ending comes and the message "Tulips Shall Always Grow" prints on screen. Once again, Pal outdoes himself in quality which became evident when this short got an Oscar nomination. Highly recommended.