The Blue Bird
1001 Wonders in Technicolor
1940 | 88m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Walter Lang |
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| Writer: | Walter Bullock |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 15, 1940 |
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| Director: | Walter Lang |
| Writer: | Walter Bullock |
| Genres: | Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
| Keywords | fairy tale, peasant, based on fairy tale |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $2,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shirley Temple | Mytyl |
| Spring Byington | Mummy Tyl |
| Nigel Bruce | Mr. Luxury |
| Gale Sondergaard | Tylette (the cat) |
| Eddie Collins | 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 |
| Herbert Evans | Footman |
| Brandon Hurst | Footman |
| Keith Hitchcock | Major Domo |
| Tommy Baker | Lover |
| Dorothy Joyce | Lover |
| Billy Cook | Boy Chemist |
| Scotty Beckett | Child |
| Juanita Quigley | Child |
| Payne B. Johnson | Child |
| Ann E. Todd | Little Sister |
| Diane Fisher | Little Girl |
| Alice Armand | Weeping Willow (uncredited) |
| James Blaine | Beech Tree (uncredited) |
| William Byrne | Child (uncredited) |
| Alec Craig | Groom (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Dearing | Cypress (uncredited) |
| Barry Downing | Child (uncredited) |
| Claire Du Brey | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Edward Earle | Maple Tree (uncredited) |
| Caryll Ann Ekelund | Little Girl (uncredited) |
| Charles Flickinger | Child (uncredited) |
| Harold Goodwin | Hickory (uncredited) |
| Otto Hoffman | Crab Apple (uncredited) |
| Donald Kearin | Child (uncredited) |
| Paul Kruger | Pine (uncredited) |
| Dickie Moore | Brunig (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Nickells | Child (uncredited) |
| Imboden Parrish | Walnut (uncredited) |
| Buster Phelps | Boy Inventor (uncredited) |
| Raymond Rayhill Powell | Child (uncredited) |
| Dick Rich | Elm Tree (uncredited) |
| Dewey Robinson | Royal Forester (uncredited) |
| Tommy Tucker | Child (uncredited) |
| Venita Vincent | Extra (uncredited) |
| Eddy Waller | Birch Tree (uncredited) |
| Eric Wilton | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Walter Bullock | Screenplay |
| Robert Bischoff | Editor |
| Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Wiard B. Ihnen | Art Direction |
| Arthur C. Miller | Director of Photography |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |
| Maurice Maeterlinck | Theatre Play |
| Walter Lang | Director |
| Alfred Newman | Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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