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The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird
★ 5.9/10•1940•1h 28m•G•Family•Fantasy•Adventure

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.

Walter Lang · Director

Walter Bullock · Screenplay

Ernest Pascal · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 28m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 15, 1940
Budget$2,000,000

Actors

Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple

Mytyl

Spring Byington

Spring Byington

Mummy Tyl

Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Mr. Luxury

Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Tylette

Eddie Collins

Eddie Collins

Tylo

Sybil Jason

Angela Berlingot

Jessie Ralph

Jessie Ralph

Fairy Berylune

Helen Ericson

Helen Ericson

Light

Johnny Russell

Johnny Russell

Tyltyl

Laura Hope Crews

Laura Hope Crews

Mrs. Luxury

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Daddy Tyl

Cecilia Loftus

Cecilia Loftus

Granny Tyl

Al Shean

Al Shean

Grandpa Tyl

Leona Roberts

Leona Roberts

Mrs. Berlingot

Gene Reynolds

Gene Reynolds

Studious Boy

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Wilhelm

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