Short film
The Old Mill
1937 · 9 min
A wordless, atmospheric cartoon that builds quiet dread as a storm threatens a tiny animal community, with striking visuals and sound.
- Directed by
- Graham Heid, Wilfred Jackson
- Genres
- Animation, Thriller, Family
- Starring
- Marie Arbuckle, Jean MacMurray, Louise Myers
- Tagline
- Animals try to stay safe and dry in an old mill.
- Overview
- 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.
- How it feels
- Tense, eerie and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Survival, nature, fate
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Graham Heid, Wilfred Jackson
- Genres
- Animation, Thriller, Family
- Starring
- Marie Arbuckle, Jean MacMurray, Louise Myers
