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The Old Mill

The Old Mill

Animals try to stay safe and dry in an old mill.

19377.30h 9m

Overview

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.

Directed by Wilfred Jackson
Written by Dick Rickard
Produced by Walt Disney
Box OfficeBudget: $51K0

Top Cast

M

Marie Arbuckle

Singer (voice) (uncredited)

J

Jean MacMurray

Crickets (voice) (uncredited)

L

Louise Myers

Birds (voice) (uncredited)

Clarence Nash

Clarence Nash

Frogs (voice) (uncredited)

M

Marta Nielsen

Singer (voice) (uncredited)

J

Jerry Philipps

Singer (voice) (uncredited)

B

Barbara Whitson

Singer (voice) (uncredited)

Elvia Allman

Elvia Allman

Birds / Singer (voice) (uncredited)

Beatrice Hagen

Beatrice Hagen

Singer (voice) (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

millcartoonanimated horrorshort filmsuspense

About The Old Mill

The Old Mill is a animation, thriller, family, music, horror film released in 1937 exploring themes of mill, cartoon, animated horror, short film, suspense. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, it stars Marie Arbuckle, Jean MacMurray, Louise Myers. 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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