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The Blue Bird (1940)

1001 Wonders in Technicolor

Genre : Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Walter Lang
Writer : Walter Bullock

Synopsis

An ungrateful girl and her little brother are transported in their dreams by a fairy to a wonderland, tasked with finding the mythical blue bird of happiness, meeting friends and foes along the way.

Actors

Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple
Mytyl
Spring Byington
Spring Byington
Mummy Tyl
Nigel Bruce
Nigel Bruce
Mr. Luxury
Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard
Tylette (the cat)
Eddie Collins
Eddie Collins
Tylo (the dog)
Sybil Jason
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
Frank Dawson
Frank Dawson
Caller of Roll
Sterling Holloway
Sterling Holloway
Wild Plum
Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
Father Time
Edwin Maxwell
Edwin Maxwell
Oak
Herbert Evans
Herbert Evans
Footman
Brandon Hurst
Brandon Hurst
Footman
Keith Hitchcock
Keith Hitchcock
Major Domo
Tommy Baker
Tommy Baker
Lover
Dorothy Joyce
Dorothy Joyce
Lover
Billy Cook
Billy Cook
Boy Chemist
Scotty Beckett
Scotty Beckett
Child
Juanita Quigley
Juanita Quigley
Child
Payne B. Johnson
Payne B. Johnson
Child
Ann E. Todd
Ann E. Todd
Little Sister
Diane Fisher
Diane Fisher
Little Girl
Dickie Moore
Dickie Moore
Young Lad (uncredited)
Eddy Waller
Eddy Waller
Birch Tree (uncredited)
William Byrne
William Byrne
Child
Alice Armand
Alice Armand
Weeping Willow
James Blaine
James Blaine
Beech Tree
Mitchell Singing Boys
Mitchell Singing Boys
Choir
Alec Craig
Alec Craig
Groom
Dorothy Dearing
Dorothy Dearing
Cypress
Barry Downing
Barry Downing
Child
Claire Du Brey
Claire Du Brey
Nurse
Edward Earle
Edward Earle
Maple Tree
Caryll Ann Ekelund
Caryll Ann Ekelund
Little Girl
Charles Flickinger
Charles Flickinger
Child
Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin
Hickory
Otto Hoffman
Otto Hoffman
Crab Apple
Crab Apple
Crab Apple
Child
Donald Kearin
Donald Kearin
Child
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
Pine
Jimmie Nickells
Jimmie Nickells
Child
Imboden Parrish
Imboden Parrish
Walnut
Buster Phelps
Buster Phelps
Boy Inventor
Raymond Rayhill Powell
Raymond Rayhill Powell
Child
Dick Rich
Dick Rich
Elm Tree
Dewey Robinson
Dewey Robinson
Royal Forester
Tommy Tucker
Tommy Tucker
Child
Venita Vincent
Venita Vincent
Extra
Eric Wilton
Eric Wilton
Doorman

Crews

Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Walter Lang
Walter Lang
Director
Walter Bullock
Walter Bullock
Screenplay
Robert Bischoff
Robert Bischoff
Editor
Richard Day
Richard Day
Art Direction
Wiard B. Ihnen
Wiard B. Ihnen
Art Direction
Arthur C. Miller
Arthur C. Miller
Director of Photography
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Gwen Wakeling
Gwen Wakeling
Costume Design
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Music

Posters and backgrounds

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