The Old Mill (1937)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1937-11-05
- Genres: Animation, Thriller, Family, Music, Horror
- Runtime: 9m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 228 votes
Directed by Wilfred Jackson, Graham Heid.
Top cast
- Marie Arbuckle as Singer (voice) (uncredited)
- Jean MacMurray as Crickets (voice) (uncredited)
- Louise Myers as Birds (voice) (uncredited)
- Clarence Nash as Frogs (voice) (uncredited)
- Marta Nielsen as Singer (voice) (uncredited)
- Jerry Philipps as Singer (voice) (uncredited)
- Barbara Whitson as Singer (voice) (uncredited)
- Elvia Allman as Birds / Singer (voice) (uncredited)
- Beatrice Hagen as Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Where to watch The Old Mill
- United States: stream on Disney Plus
- United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus
- Canada: stream on Disney Plus
- Australia: stream on Disney Plus
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