Movie
FEATURE FILM
Released
The Old Mill
“Animals try to stay safe and dry in an old mill.”
★ 7.3/10 TMDB
1937-11-05
9 min
Night in an old mill is dramatically depicted in this Oscar-winning short in which the frightened occupants, including birds, timid mice, owls, and other creatures try to stay safe and dry as a storm approaches. As the thunderstorm worsens, the mill wheel begins to turn and the whole mill threatens to blow apart until at last the storm subsides.
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Billed Cast
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)
Elvia Allman
Birds / Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Beatrice Hagen
Singer (voice) (uncredited)
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