

The Blue Bird
1001 Wonders in Technicolor
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$2000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
88 min
Release Date
1940-01-15
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
41
Vote Average
5.7
Shirley Temple
Mytyl
Spring Byington
Mummy Tyl
Nigel Bruce
Mr. Luxury
Gale Sondergaard
Tylette (the cat)
Eddie Collins
Tylo (the dog)
Sybil Jason
Angela Berlingot
Jessie Ralph
Fairy Berylune
Helen Ericson
Light
Johnny Russell
Tyltyl
Laura Hope Crews
Mrs. Luxury
Russell Hicks
Daddy Tyl
Cecilia Loftus
Granny Tyl
Al Shean
Grandpa Tyl
Leona Roberts
Mrs. Berlingot
Gene Reynolds
Studious Boy
Stanley Andrews
Wilhelm
Frank Dawson
Caller of Roll
Sterling Holloway
Wild Plum
Thurston Hall
Father Time
Edwin Maxwell
Oak
Herbert Evans
Footman
Brandon Hurst
Footman
Keith Hitchcock
Major Domo
Tommy Baker
Lover
Dorothy Joyce
Lover
Billy Cook
Boy Chemist
Scotty Beckett
Child
Juanita Quigley
Child
Payne B. Johnson
Child
Ann E. Todd
Little Sister
Diane Fisher
Little Girl
Alice Armand
Weeping Willow (uncredited)
James Blaine
Beech Tree (uncredited)
William Byrne
Child (uncredited)
Alec Craig
Groom (uncredited)
Dorothy Dearing
Cypress (uncredited)
Barry Downing
Child (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
Nurse (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Maple Tree (uncredited)
Caryll Ann Ekelund
Little Girl (uncredited)
Charles Flickinger
Child (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Hickory (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Crab Apple (uncredited)
Donald Kearin
Child (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Pine (uncredited)
Dickie Moore
Brunig (uncredited)
Jimmie Nickells
Child (uncredited)
Imboden Parrish
Walnut (uncredited)
Buster Phelps
Boy Inventor (uncredited)
Raymond Rayhill Powell
Child (uncredited)
Dick Rich
Elm Tree (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Royal Forester (uncredited)
Tommy Tucker
Child (uncredited)
Venita Vincent
Extra (uncredited)
Eddy Waller
Birch Tree (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Doorman (uncredited)
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