Watch The Blue Bird (1940) Official Trailer
1001 Wonders in Technicolor
5.8 / 10 IMDb January 15, 1940 1h 28m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 28m
Release Date
January 15, 1940
Genre
Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Status
Released
Budget
$2,000,000
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Shirley Temple
as Mytyl
Spring Byington
as Mummy Tyl
Nigel Bruce
as Mr. Luxury
Gale Sondergaard
as Tylette
Eddie Collins
as Tylo
Sybil Jason
as Angela Berlingot
Jessie Ralph
as Fairy Berylune
Helen Ericson
as Light
Johnny Russell
as Tyltyl
Laura Hope Crews
as Mrs. Luxury
Russell Hicks
as Daddy Tyl
Cecilia Loftus
as Granny Tyl
Al Shean
as Grandpa Tyl
Leona Roberts
as Mrs. Berlingot
Gene Reynolds
as Studious Boy
Stanley Andrews
as Wilhelm
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Frank Dawson
as Caller of Roll
Sterling Holloway
as Wild Plum
Thurston Hall
as Father Time
Edwin Maxwell
as Oak
Production Companies
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