The Blue Bird (1940)

  • G
  • 01/15/1940 (US)
  • Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
  • 1h 28m

1001 Wonders in Technicolor

Overview

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

Cast

Shirley Temple's headshot

Shirley Temple

Mytyl
Spring Byington's headshot

Spring Byington

Mummy Tyl
Nigel Bruce's headshot

Nigel Bruce

Mr. Luxury
Gale Sondergaard's headshot

Gale Sondergaard

Tylette (the cat)
Eddie Collins's headshot

Eddie Collins

Tylo (the dog)
Sybil Jason's headshot

Sybil Jason

Angela Berlingot
Jessie Ralph's headshot

Jessie Ralph

Fairy Berylune
Helen Ericson's headshot

Helen Ericson

Light

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