The Blue Bird (1940)


The Blue Bird Poster
1h 28min | Drama, Family, Fantasy | Jan 19, 1940 | Released

Set in mid-Europe sometime in the late 18th century where Mytyl (Shirley Temple), the bratty daughter of a woodcutter (Russell Hicks), finds a unique bird in the Royal Forest and selfishly refuses to give it to her sick friend. That night, she is visited in a dream by a fairy named Berylune (Jessie Ralph ) who sends her and her brother Tyltyl (Johnny Russell) to search for the Blue Bird of Happiness. To accompany them, the fairy magically transforms their dog Tylo (Eddie Collins), cat Tylette (Gale Sondergaard), and lantern ("Light") into human form. The children have a number of adventures. The dream journey makes Mytyl awake as a kinder and gentler girl who has learned to appreciate all the comforts and joys of her home and family.

Director: Walter Lang

Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck

Writer(s): Walter Bullock

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Cast (58 Members)


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Nigel Bruce

Mr. Luxury

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Eddie Collins

Tylo (the dog)

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Dickie Moore

Young Lad (uncredited)

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Leona Roberts

Mrs. Berlingot

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Jessie Ralph

Fairy Berylune

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Russell Hicks

Daddy Tyl

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Gene Reynolds

Studious Boy

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Spring Byington

Mummy Tyl

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Gale Sondergaard

Tylette (the cat)

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Eric Wilton

Doorman

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Thurston Hall

Father Time

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Edward Earle

Maple Tree

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Frank Dawson

Caller of Roll

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Dick Rich

Elm Tree

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Otto Hoffman

Crab Apple

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Eddy Waller

Birch Tree (uncredited)

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Dewey Robinson

Royal Forester

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Diane Fisher

Little Girl

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Laura Hope Crews

Mrs. Luxury

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Keith Hitchcock

Major Domo

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Sybil Jason

Angela Berlingot

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Cecilia Loftus

Granny Tyl

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Ann E. Todd

Little Sister

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Al Shean

Grandpa Tyl

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Buster Phelps

Boy Inventor

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James Blaine

Beech Tree

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Billy Cook

Boy Chemist

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Alice Armand

Weeping Willow

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Caryll Ann Ekelund

Little Girl

Profile Nigel Bruce Mr. Luxury
Profile Eddie Collins Tylo (the dog)
Profile Dickie Moore Young Lad (uncredited)
Profile Leona Roberts Mrs. Berlingot
Profile Jessie Ralph Fairy Berylune
Profile Russell Hicks Daddy Tyl
Profile Gene Reynolds Studious Boy
Profile Spring Byington Mummy Tyl
Profile Gale Sondergaard Tylette (the cat)
Profile Eric Wilton Doorman
Profile Thurston Hall Father Time
Profile Edward Earle Maple Tree
Profile Frank Dawson Caller of Roll
Profile Dick Rich Elm Tree
Profile Otto Hoffman Crab Apple
Profile Eddy Waller Birch Tree (uncredited)
Profile Dewey Robinson Royal Forester
Profile Diane Fisher Little Girl
Profile Laura Hope Crews Mrs. Luxury
Profile Keith Hitchcock Major Domo
Profile Sybil Jason Angela Berlingot
Profile Cecilia Loftus Granny Tyl
Profile Ann E. Todd Little Sister
Profile Al Shean Grandpa Tyl
Profile Buster Phelps Boy Inventor
Profile James Blaine Beech Tree
Profile Billy Cook Boy Chemist
Profile Alice Armand Weeping Willow
Profile Caryll Ann Ekelund Little Girl

Crew (9 Members)


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Richard Day

Art Direction

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Thomas Little

Set Decoration

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Gwen Wakeling

Costume Design

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Arthur C. Miller

Director of Photography

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Walter Lang

Director

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Walter Bullock

Screenplay

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Wiard B. Ihnen

Art Direction

Profile Richard Day Art Direction
Profile Thomas Little Set Decoration
Profile Gwen Wakeling Costume Design
Profile Arthur C. Miller Director of Photography
Profile Walter Lang Director
Profile Walter Bullock Screenplay
Profile Wiard B. Ihnen Art Direction

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