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58% Critic Match
The Blue Bird
“1001 Wonders in Technicolor”
5.8 / 10• 1940• 1h 28m•G• English
FamilyFantasyAdventureComedy
Storyline
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.
Cast & Crew
Shirley Temple
Mytyl
Lead
Spring Byington
Mummy Tyl
Nigel Bruce
Mr. Luxury
Gale Sondergaard
Tylette
Eddie Collins
Tylo
Sybil Jason
Angela Berlingot
Jessie Ralph
Fairy Berylune
Helen Ericson
Light
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Walter Lang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Blue Bird is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
