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The Blue Bird is a 1940 B&W and Technicolor American fantasy film directed by Walter Lang. The screenplay by Walter Bullock was adapted from the 1908 play of the same name by Maurice Maeterlinck. Intended as 20th Century Fox's answer to MGM's The Wizard of Oz, which had been released the previous year, it was filmed in Technicolor and tells the story of a disagreeable little girl (played by Shirley Temple) and her search for happiness. Despite being a box office flop and losing money, the film was later nominated for two Academy Awards. It is available on both VHS and DVD.
Original Release
01/15/1940
US Release
01/15/1940
Cast
Name | Character |
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Shirley Temple | Mytyl |
Spring Byington | Mummy Tyl |
Nigel Bruce | Mr. Luxury |
Gale Sondergaard | Tylette / Tylette (the cat) |
Eddie Collins | Tylo / Tylo (the dog) |
Sybil Jason | Angela Berlingot |
Jessie Ralph | Fairy Berylune |
Helen Ericson | Light |
Johnny Russell | Tyltyl |
Laura Hope Crews | Mrs. Luxury |
Directors
Writers
Maurice Maeterlinck, Ernest Pascal, Walter Bullock
Cast
Name | Character |
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Shirley Temple | Mytyl |
Spring Byington | Mummy Tyl |
Nigel Bruce | Mr. Luxury |
Gale Sondergaard | Tylette / Tylette (the cat) |
Eddie Collins | Tylo / 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 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Gene Markey | Producer |
Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1941 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Color | Nominated |
1941 | Oscar | Best Effects, Special Effects | Nominated |