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As a thunderstorm approaches, birds, mice and other creatures try to stay safe and dry in an old mill.As a thunderstorm approaches, birds, mice and other creatures try to stay safe and dry in an old mill.As a thunderstorm approaches, birds, mice and other creatures try to stay safe and dry in an old mill.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 2 wins total
Elvia Allman
- Doves
- (voice)
- …
Dorothy Compton
- Singer
- (voice)
Beatrice Hagen
- Singer
- (voice)
Mary Moder
- Singer
- (voice)
Purv Pullen
- Owls
- (voice)
- …
Marie Arbuckle
- Singer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Jean MacMurray
- Crickets
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Louise Myers
- Birds
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Clarence Nash
- Frogs
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Marta Nielsen
- Singer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Jerry Philipps
- Singer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Barbara Whitson
- Singer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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The Old Mill (1937)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Excellent Silly Symphonies short from Disney takes place at the title location. We see an old mill and then we witness several animals take shelter there just as a major storm starts to blow in.
If you're looking for some sort of plot or character driven story then you're going to be disappointed. This really reminded me of what Disney would do a few years later in FANTASIA as this here is really all about the visuals and the score that goes with it. The images are certainly quite beautiful and it's easy to see something like this and realize why Disney really did change animation and especially when you compare this to other bits of animation from this period. The colors of the creatures make them come to life and the storm itself just has so much detail that you can just feel the wind blowing on your neck. Certainly one of the studios best works.
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Excellent Silly Symphonies short from Disney takes place at the title location. We see an old mill and then we witness several animals take shelter there just as a major storm starts to blow in.
If you're looking for some sort of plot or character driven story then you're going to be disappointed. This really reminded me of what Disney would do a few years later in FANTASIA as this here is really all about the visuals and the score that goes with it. The images are certainly quite beautiful and it's easy to see something like this and realize why Disney really did change animation and especially when you compare this to other bits of animation from this period. The colors of the creatures make them come to life and the storm itself just has so much detail that you can just feel the wind blowing on your neck. Certainly one of the studios best works.
- Michael_Elliott
- Nov 1, 2015
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- TriviaThis film introduced Disney's technical innovation, the multiplane camera.
- GoofsThe 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Little Mermaid (1989)
- SoundtracksOne Day When We Were Young
by Johann Strauss
Played by orchestra and hummed by chorus in several places throughout the cartoon
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