The Old Mill (1937)
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- Approved
- 9min
- Animation, Short
- 05 Nov 1937 (USA)
- Short
As a thunderstorm approaches, birds, mice and other creatures try to stay safe and dry in an old mill.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.
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Cast
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| Elvia Allman | ... |
Doves / Singer (uncredited)
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Marie Arbuckle | ... |
Singer (uncredited) (voice)
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| Barbara Brewster | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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| Gloria Brewster | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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Dorothy Compton | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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| Count Cutelli | ... |
Bats (uncredited)
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Nigel Dasture | ... |
Cows - mooing sound (uncredited)
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| Beatrice Hagen | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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Tony Kullen | ... |
Mice (uncredited)
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Jean MacMurray | ... |
Crickets (uncredited) (voice)
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Mary Moder | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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Louise Myers | ... |
Birds (uncredited) (voice)
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Clarence Nash Jr. | ... |
Duck - quacking sounds only (uncredited)
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| Clarence Nash | ... |
Frogs (uncredited) (voice)
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Marta Nielsen | ... |
Singer (uncredited) (voice)
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Jerry Philipps | ... |
Singer (uncredited) (voice)
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Purv Pullen | ... |
Owls / Crickets (uncredited)
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Countess Sonia | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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Barbara Whitson | ... |
Singer (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Graham Heid | ... | (uncredited) |
| Wilfred Jackson | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Dick Rickard | ... | (story direction) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Leigh Harline | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jack Atwood | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Gustaf Tenggren | ... | inspirational art (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| James MacDonald | ... | sound |
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Eustace Lycett | ... | special processes (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Samuel Armstrong | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Wilma Baker | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Ugo D'Orsi | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Robert Givens | ... | animation checker (uncredited) |
| Jack Hannah | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Bill Keil | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| Dan MacManus | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Robert Martsch | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| John McManus | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Joshua Meador | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Mique Nelson | ... | background director (uncredited) |
| Buf Nerbovig | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
| Ken O'Brien | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| Art Palmer | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Hawley Pratt | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Stan Quackenbush | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| George Rowley | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ralph Somerville | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Terrell Stapp | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
| Robert Stokes | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Charles Thorson | ... | character designer (uncredited) |
| Ruth Tompson | ... | checker (uncredited) |
| Bob Wickersham | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Cornett Wood | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Cy Young | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1937) (United States) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1937) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kinografen (1938) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Suomi-Filmi (1963) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Europa Vision (1994) (Finland) (VHS)
- Buena Vista International (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Disney+ (2019) (United States) (video)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1937) (Australia) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
We see the various birds, mice, and bats that have moved into an old windmill, followed by the frogs, crickets, and fireflies making their music in an adjacent pond. Then a storm comes, shaking loose parts in the mill and threatening everything we've seen.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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| Taglines | Animals try to stay safe and dry in an old mill. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film introduced Disney's technical innovation, the multiplane camera. See more » |
| Goofs | The reflection for the ducks is supposed to be down center of screen, like the windmill's reflection. Therefore, the ducks reflection is not missing, but off the screen, down and center. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Little Mermaid (1989). See more » |
| Soundtracks | One Day When We Were Young See more » |