The Old Mill

The Old Mill
  • Release date: 5 Nov 1937
  • Release year: 1937
  • Runtime: 9 minutes
  • Country: United States
  • Keywords: traditional animation, windmill, silly symphony, experimental short, frog, bird, multiplane camera, mouse, owl, abandoned mill
Plot:
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.
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