“Animals try to stay safe and dry in an old mill.”
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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Cast
9 people
Marie Arbuckle
Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Jean MacMurray
Crickets (voice) (uncredited)
Louise Myers
Birds (voice) (uncredited)
Clarence Nash
Frogs (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
The Three Caballeros
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Marta Nielsen
Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Jerry Philipps
Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Barbara Whitson
Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Elvia Allman
Birds / Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Prince and the Pauper
Beatrice Hagen
Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Also in
Balloon Land
Merbabies
Wilfred Jackson Director · Graham Heid Director Leigh Harline Composer
Budget $51K · United States release November 5, 1937 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$50,663
Production
Walt Disney Productions
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
The Deserted Mill
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · No dialogue
Release dates
United States · November 5, 1937
Theatrical
France
December 13, 1937 · Theatrical
Japan
January 1, 1940 · Theatrical
Russia
June 16, 1944 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 13, 1937 · Theatrical
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