The Blue Bird (1940)

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1001 Wonders in Technicolor

Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.

Released: 1940-01-15
Genres: Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Runtime: 1h 28m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 47 votes

Directed by Walter Lang.

Top cast

Shirley Temple as Mytyl
Spring Byington as Mummy Tyl
Nigel Bruce as Mr. Luxury
Gale Sondergaard as Tylette
Eddie Collins as Tylo
Sybil Jason as Angela Berlingot
Jessie Ralph as Fairy Berylune
Helen Ericson as Light
Johnny Russell as Tyltyl
Laura Hope Crews as Mrs. Luxury

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Blue Bird

United States: stream on FlixFling; watch free on Plex, Plex Channel, Mometu, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: watch free on Plex
India: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex, Plex Channel
Canada: stream on FlixFling; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, FlixFling, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, FlixFling, YouTube
Australia: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; buy on Apple TV Store

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