Film

The Blue Bird

1940 · 1h 28m · Family · Fantasy · Adventure

1001 Wonders in Technicolor

IMDb

6.2

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.

Shirley Temple

Mytyl

Spring Byington

Mummy Tyl

Nigel Bruce

Mr. Luxury

Gale Sondergaard

Tylette

Eddie Collins

Tylo

Sybil Jason

Angela Berlingot

Jessie Ralph

Fairy Berylune

Helen Ericson

Light

Johnny Russell

Tyltyl

Laura Hope Crews

Mrs. Luxury

Russell Hicks

Daddy Tyl

Cecilia Loftus

Granny Tyl

Al Shean

Grandpa Tyl

Leona Roberts

Mrs. Berlingot

Gene Reynolds

Studious Boy

Stanley Andrews

Wilhelm

• Walter LangDirector
• Walter BullockScreenplay
• Darryl F. ZanuckProducer
• Arthur C. MillerDirector of Photography
• Robert BischoffEditor

Release date

January 15, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

G

Budget

$2,000,000

Genres

Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy

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