The First Swallow
1942 | 7m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Rudolf Ising, Jameson Brewer |
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| Writer: | |
| Staring: |
| The story of a single swallow who, taking a rest from southward flight at a mission in California, ultimately brings about the famed migration of swallows to the mission at San Juan Capistrano. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 14, 1942 |
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| Director: | Rudolf Ising, Jameson Brewer |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Animation, Family |
| Keywords | monk, legend, swallow (bird), san juan capistrano, bird migration, cartoon bird, spanish mission |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Rudolf Ising Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Pedro de Cordoba | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
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| Rudolf Ising | Director |
| Jameson Brewer | Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Rudolf Ising | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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