| The Bird Store | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | Wilfred Jackson |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Music by | Frank Churchill |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Bird Store is a 1932 animated short film directed by Wilfred Jackson. It was released on January 16, 1932. It is the 26th film of the Silly Symphonies series and the final film to be released by Columbia Pictures, as Disney switched distributors to United Artists.[1] The cartoon marks the first recorded voice work of Clarence Nash (the original voice of Donald Duck) for Disney.
Plot
In a pet shop specializing in birds, various caged birds chirp along to the score in their various styles (including a set of birds that look like the Marx Brothers). A cat eyes the proceedings hungrily and makes his way in through an open transom, causing panic and an organized counterattack. The cat then becomes trapped in the cage; the birds throw him out and the cage lands on a flag pole in the middle of the city dog pound.
Voice cast
- Purv Pullen, Clarence Nash, Marion Darlington: Bird warbles and whistling[1]
- Clarence Nash: Cat[2]
- Pinto Colvig and Clarence Nash: Dogs barking
- Walt Disney: Parrot
- Marcellite Garner: Lady on phone
Reception
Motion Picture Herald called the film "very good".[3]
Home media
The short was released on December 19, 2006, on Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Volume Two.[1]
References
- Merritt, Russell; Kaufman, J. B. (2016). Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series (2nd ed.). Glendale, CA: Disney Editions. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.
- Kaufman, J.B. (January 20, 2020). "Origins of the Duck". Cartoon Research. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- "Rita C. McGoldrick's Selections". Motion Picture Herald. 106 (10): 48. March 5, 1932. Retrieved March 3, 2024.