Springtime for Pluto
Charles August NicholsCast
John Dehner James MacDonald Thurl Ravenscroft
Credits
Written by: Nick George Eric Gurney
Music: Oliver Wallace
Plot
Seduced by a satyr, Pluto celebrates spring. He goes around enjoying the scents, then imitating various animals. But when he imitates the butterfly (that transformed from a caterpillar before our eyes), he gets in trouble. The butterfly had done a little dance with a water droplet; Pluto picks a beehive as his "ball". The bees, of course, attack, and Pluto escapes by diving into some bushes of poison ivy.
Sinekatalog’s take
Springtime for Pluto (1944) is a American short film directed by Charles August Nichols. It stars John Dehner, James MacDonald and Thurl Ravenscroft. It runs 7 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (368 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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