Synopsis
Brownie's Victory Garden" is a propaganda cartoon created to promote the idea of victory gardens during World War II, particularly targeting children. The film presents a whimsical portrayal of how vegetables grow, aiming to inspire young viewers to cultivate their own gardens and contribute to the war effort.
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Details
- Running time
- 7 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Brownie points! · Spuzz · 2014-04-07
A bit of an odd cartoon that has Brownie and his girl friend wondering who's responsible for stealing people's gardens. Oh well, we'll just plant anyways. Their planting certainly is.. unusual, seem like their preference is to plant bottom up.. But it's cute though, and the ending is bizarre, just the way I like em :)
★★★ · How's Crops · Dodsworth the Cat · 2022-12-14
Only in a Van Beuren cartoon would someone take corn that's removed from cobs, glue it back on, then create cornstalks underground and shove them to the surface above. Cubby Bear and girl-friend Cuddles end up taking on a crop-stealing possum. A worm does a Joe Penner impression because, well, it's 1934 and cartoons are supposed to have Penner impersonations. This home film release by Official changes the characters' names (the original name of the cartoon was "How's Crops") and removes any reference to Van Beuren.