Birds of a Feather (1931)
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- Approved
- 8min
- Animation, Comedy
- 10 Feb 1931 (USA)
- Short
Swans swim by; a peacock displays its plumage in glorious black-and-white while a passing duck jeers; assorted songbirds chirp; a woodpecker chases a caterpillar; a chorus of owls croons. A chicken goes after worms while ignoring her brood...
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Cast
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Dorothy Compton | ... |
Hummingbirds / Brox Sister Owls (voice)
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| Marion Darlington | ... |
Birds (voice)
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| Beatrice Hagen | ... |
Hummingbirds / Brox Sister Owls (voice)
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Mary Moder | ... |
Hummingbirds / Brox Sister Owls (voice)
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Purv Pullen | ... |
Bird (voice)
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| Toby Wing | ... |
Baby Chicks (voice)
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Florence Gill | ... |
Mother Hen (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Burt Gillett | ... | (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Bert Lewis | ... | (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Johnny Cannon | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Les Clark | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Jack Cutting | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Norman Ferguson | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| David Hand | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Jack King | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Dick Lundy | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Tom Palmer | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ben Sharpsteen | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Frenchy de Tremaudan | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1931) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1931) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Ideal Films (1931) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Greater Australasian Films (1931) (Australia) (theatrical) (as Greater Australasian Films, Ltd.)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bray-Hurd Process Company (licensed by)
Storyline
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Swans swim by; a peacock displays its plumage in glorious black-and-white while a passing duck jeers; assorted songbirds chirp; a woodpecker chases a caterpillar; a chorus of owls croons. A chicken goes after worms while ignoring her brood until a hawk circles. When the hawk captures one chick, the crows form an attack squadron.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Sergei Eisenstein in his book The Film Sense, mentions this cartoon as a good example of image and sound coordination, mainly in the pawn scene. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Talent Roundup Day - Joy Johnson (1955). See more » |