(1930) The creepiest stop-motion cartoon ever: Hearts and Flowers. [4k, 60fps, colorized] 

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For those who are wondering since he did not credit, the song playing is called "Hearts and Flowers" 1899, it is not original to the video itself as the audio has been lost sadly.

I only thought it was mildly creepy. More surreal than anything. I could see this as somehow inspiring Tim Burton.

The faces of the characters are a bit odd, but I’m impressed with the production quality of this, considering how old it is.

This isn't 'creepy.' I find it more endearing. Just imagine the amount of people out there, now long gone that had fond memories of this movie from their childhood. The styling is absolutely stunning.

You were a sailor boy. She said “see you later boy”. You weren’t good enough for her.

If you hate dolls this is weird but to me, this is awesome for the period it was created.

i cant quite wrap my head around the palpable darkness behind this video...but its there and its loud as hell.

Running over the black guy fishing was just INSANE IMHO

What an incredible piece of animation history.

Somehow the Sailor hiding in the bushes with a saxophone is the least weird part

What's creepy is that parts of this set including the dolls could very well be locked away in a dark attic somewhere

I feel bad for the kid when the bridge collapsed and then he was run over twice. Talk about having bad luck.

Wow!! I'm familiar with the original version, never imagined someone would clean it up and colorize it. Very cool!

This was state-of-the-art in 1930.

The most "surreal stop-motion cartoon ever" would be my moniker of choice because identifying it as creepy minimizes the craft and artistic choices that went into this. Excellent colorization, thanks for posting!

This is awesome. The nighttime backdrop gives shades of Corpse Bride and Jack Skellington feel before it was a thing. Good stuff.

What a piece of art!

Creepy or not it's certainly bizarre. Well done for bringing it to our attention.

The background is so surrealist, its almost like Dali done those backgrounds for this animation.

The kid fishing and getting a bite on the bridge, and then the fish pulls down the whole bridge… 😂 That was not expected and pretty damn funny to be honest.

These days people have an odd idea of what is ''creepy." I didn't think it was creepy at all.

I must have been quite saucy for the time, girl undressing in the bathroom, going off with one guy then changing her mind and going off with the other whilst flashing her knickers every so often 😂

Man what a fabulous print - whoever did the restoration did an amazingly good job of it…

Creepy? Nah. Bizarre? Definitely. Yet interesting, too. Thanks for the upload

If you had one of these characters as a real live doll in your home staring at you, yes you definitely will be freaked out !

Warner Brothers animation before Merry Melodies, thanks for the restoration! As weird as it is, I stayed for the ending!

The best thing about these old stop motion productions is that everything takes on an exaggerated pace and form so it creates a dream like atmosphere that will always come across as strange and intriguing. My absolute favorite shows and movies when I was a kid were the ones that portrayed incredibly strange themes almost to the point of being horror but containing just enough of a humorous element to keep it kid friendly.

I don’t think this is creepy at all! I think it’s pretty brilliant for being from the 1930’s. And it’s far advanced for its time! I loved it, personally!!! 🖤😻🖤🫶🏼🖤

I found it quite charming

Amazing the amount of work in this for the time it was made. The poor kid fishing on the bridge was having a hard day.

I really liked this - it's beautifully done, and the colorization added to the film too.

Wow! This is really cool. It's kind of cute too. I like the story. Amazing work for 1930.

jeez, talk about some tim burton creepiness. Did the mom die? that's what i'm guessing or at least horribly injured and man, what about that lil ole black kid, he got no respect. that little girl should have stayed in her damn room.

eeeh wouldn't say it was creepy, but surely an interesting piece of history and art to witness. Thanks for sharing :)

This generation thinks everything is "creepy" This was made 100years ago, I think its brilliant,

This is no more creepy, strange or bizarre than Guillermo del Toro’s, Pinocchio. This type of filmmaking has existed from its inception.

I don't think it's Creepy at all. It's like a Fleisher cartoon come to life. I like it. Creepy, disturbing and down right satanic would be the Baby Burlesque series.

The -creepiest- coolest stop motion cartoon ever

The dolls were creepy, but the story and humor was surprising and genuinely funny. The tropes of the sailor, and Chinese coming out of the ground. Hillarious. And when she falls from the sky and he try’s to catch her but she hits the ground anyway? The the fence post being super long!!! Man. Hillarious.

This is really good stop motion! Also BRO KILLED THE MOON!!!

Лица кукол очень сильно напоминают лицо главного героя мультсериала "Злобный мальчик" ("Angry Kid", 1999-2002). А так анимация впечатляет. Спасибо за реставрацию!👍

Why did he murder the moon at the end? Weird fever dream this was.

The black kid was a victim of multiple hit and runs.

This is strikingly beautiful art. Creepy? No way.

Wonderful well thought out example of stop motion the sets were lovely ! There is a sweetness to the old world the new generations have no idea of.

You weren’t kidding when you said this was creepy. This is nightmare-creepy, LOL!

The fact that they ran over the black guy twice and didn't check to see if he was ok, says a lot about the 1930s.

This is fabulous and fascinating. Is this claymation in it's very early stage or a combination of animation and claymation? I constantly seek out these early film clips because of the intimate details they seem to display. I appreciate this channel.

Incredible piece of work! I love how the characters still have the look of the century before. ❤️🏆🎥

Imaginative but quite bizarre indeed. Pretty good work for 1930.

I have no idea what people's perception of "creepy" is nowadays, but this is not creepy at all in the slightest. This is amazing!

This is so charming and creative. I love it!❤

Loved this! Quite a creation for the time - or anytime! Reminds me a little of the Wallace and Gromit stop-motion which came about 60 years later!

This was just guys playing with their instruments while looking in someone's window before committing multiple hate crimes. I thought we all agreed to call that Chicago.

Wow very artistic, I feel like this has everything in it from weird to dark to happy to teamwork to comedy adventure etc.. very well put together.

For stop motion, I feellike the original framerate would be better than AI frame interpolation. Upscale the frames all you want with AI, but it seems wrong to interpolate the frames

This isnt creepy, its nostalgic and beautiful.

WOW. What a double- or triple-dose of Weird THAT was! Thanks for posting it. Definitely a love story without an ending....but not in the best sense.

Kid tries to warn them and gets runover. How wholesome

Esto no es espeluznante en absoluto Es nostalgicamente hermoso

That sailor boy reminds me of that spooky sailor doll from over 100 years ago, that is supposed to be haunted and which supposedly has brought death to its owners over the years. It is somewhere in a museum.

I've really enjoyed discovering this channel about a month ago. I don't find this creepy, I think it's artistry.

This was really lovely. And her going down the picket fence ladder as every step disappears. And is like for a minute got to go because you are broke down. Ha, ha.

That was amazing ! great colorizing and stuff !

What's creepy was the AI upscaling!

I'm normally opposed to modern tampering with vintage films, but I've seen this one unrestored and in B&W and I gotta admit, this reworking helps the short incredibly! The clean-up looks fantastic and the colorization is top knotch (at least it looks that way on my phone). Kudos to those who worked on this restoration/colorizing!!

A young Tim Burton saw this and said "Yeah! That's what I wanna do.." "..but I think I'll take it down a notch."

I'm sure, that guy was knocked over twice, only because he was a POC 😉

That last couple of minutes had me on the edge of my seat.

All the work that must've went into this is crazy. It's cute

This was not really creepy but strange. It was right after the stock market crash and three years before prohibition ended. Just two guys competing for a girls love. The love Pirate 😂

Who else here thought after blowing the balloon up she was going to fly away and land where the black guy was and date him instead of the 2 white guys?!!🤣😂

I actually am loving this cartoon! It is so far ahead of its time. I love the dolls or whatever they are made of. And the expression on their faces

i think the point about describing creepiness of this piece, is not it’s story , is the fact that that whole state of mind and it’s current surroundings is what makes it creepy, the way it cements a time capsule to its way of creating and communicating is what makes it creepy , that it took someone’s sad and somewhat perverse thinking imagination for that era is what makes its point

Chucky has nothing on these guys

To whoever says this is not creepy at all, it hella is as much as weird and disturbing to me. Holy those puppets designs.

AWESOME. A lot of work went into this.😊

... one way or another, the music is wonderful, can't stop just listening to it

I appreciate the upload but please don't interpolate old footage to 60fps it looks awful

Do not trust her.

My favourite part is the highway drive across the country. The non-scrolling background with the telephone poles is gorgeous. When they come to the boy fishing and the bridge collapses, what we see is a fever dream; insane beauty for one-hundredth of a second.

I'm pretty sure the most disturbing part was the old woman with two head trauma events left with a window crushing her neck.

reminds me of something tim burton would make

Extremely eerie.

That Chucky doll just found his soulmate. So happy for them. ❤❤❤

when you marry your sister.....

Imgoing to guess there is a sound track missing from this film. very well done thanks for sharing

Dreamworld - glorious nighttime surreal world - with a wonderful set

The creepiness is more a result of the sets resembling 'Das Kabinett des Dr. Caligari' - and maybe a little bit the faces of the Bellmer-like dolls, but the animation is pretty good I think, with the wind car and all, very contemporary. 😊 Thanks for sharing.

Could have been done by Tim Burton's grandfather. The animation was impressive tho.

I have the feeling this was made for that era's "modern audience"! The symbolism in it, are out-of-sight!😂

What an amazing film! The creator was so far ahead of his time. I used to make clay animations when I was a kid using the family 8mm camera. I modeled clay into human figures and painstakingly moved each one frame by frame. My family loved the films. This great film made me want to upload my clay animations.

I love stop animation , and this one was a bizzarly entertaining artistic endeavor . Very stylish .

always makes one wonder, how these "artists" looked at these puppets & thought: "yeah thas nice, lets use them" ..... just weird!

Not creepy, just adorable.

This is definitely in the horror genre for sure! 😂😂😂

Quite a work of art.

this was top of the line animation in the 1930's. what a cool piece of animation history.

blimey back then just as mad 🤣