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The Old Mill(1937)
Status: Released
Date: 1937-11-05
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202 Votes
Time: 0h 9m
Animals try to stay safe and dry in an old mill.
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.
Languages: No Language.
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United States of America
Budget: $50,663.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Old Mill
Top 9 Billed Cast
Clarence Nash
Frogs (voice) (uncredited)
Elvia Allman
Birds / Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Beatrice Hagen
Singer (voice) (uncredited)
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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.
Release Date
1937-11-05
Average
7.334
Rating:
3.7 startsTagline
Animals try to stay safe and dry in an old mill.
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