The Old Mill (1937)

What it’s about

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.

Cast

• M

  Marie Arbuckle

  Singer (voice) (uncredited)

• J

  Jean MacMurray

  Crickets (voice) (uncredited)

• L

  Louise Myers

  Birds (voice) (uncredited)

• 

  Clarence Nash

  Frogs (voice) (uncredited)

• M

  Marta Nielsen

  Singer (voice) (uncredited)

• J

  Jerry Philipps

  Singer (voice) (uncredited)

• B

  Barbara Whitson

  Singer (voice) (uncredited)

• 

  Elvia Allman

  Birds / Singer (voice) (uncredited)

• 

  Beatrice Hagen

  Singer (voice) (uncredited)