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 (voice)
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Dorothy Compton | ... |
Singer (voice)
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| Beatrice Hagen | ... |
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Mary Moder | ... |
Singer (voice)
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Purv Pullen | ... |
Owls / Crickets / Bats (voice)
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Marie Arbuckle | ... |
Singer (uncredited) (voice)
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Jean MacMurray | ... |
Crickets (uncredited) (voice)
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Louise Myers | ... |
Birds (uncredited) (voice)
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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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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) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dick Grills | ... | camera operator (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) |
| Rae McSpadden | ... | ink and paint artist (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 Pictures Argentina (1937) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1937) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1937) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Kinografen (1938) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Suomi-Filmi (1963) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Suomi-Filmi (1971) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Europa Vision (1994) (Finland) (VHS)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2014) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Disney+ (2019) (United States) (video)
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 » |