Birds of a Feather (1931 film)
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Directed by | Burt Gillett |
Produced by | Walt Disney |
Animation by | David Hand |
Color process | Black and White |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | February 10, 1931 |
Running time | 8 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Birds of a Feather is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short film. It was released on February 10, 1931 by Columbia Pictures.[1]
Summary
Swans swim by, a peacock displays its plumage in glorious black-and-white while a passing duck jeers, assorted songbirds chirp, a woodpecker chases a caterpillar, and a chorus of owls croons. A chicken goes after worms while ignoring her brood until a hawk circles. When the hawk captures one chick, the crows form an attack squadron.
Voice cast
- Florence Gill: Hen and assorted squawks and whistles
- Purv Pullen: Bird Whistling
- The Rhythmettes (including Mae Questel and Bonnie Poe): Hummingbirds and Brox Sister owls[1]
Comic adaptation
The Silly Symphony Sunday comic strip ran a three-month-long adaptation of Birds of a Feather from March 11 to June 17, 1934.[2]
Reception
Variety (April 15, 1931): "This subject suffers from too much similarity with previous cartoons of this and other series... This weakness makes it filler stuff for the intermediate programs and lesser spots only. It's a concoction of rhythmic gyration by various fowl."[3]
Home media
The short was released on the 2001 Walt Disney Treasures DVD box set Silly Symphonies.[1]
References
- ^ a b c 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. 86–87. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.
- ^ Duvall, Earl; Taliaferro, Al; Osborne, Ted; De Maris, Merrill (2016). Silly Symphonies: The Complete Disney Classics, vol 1. San Diego: IDW Publishing. ISBN 978-1631405587.
- ^ "Talking Shorts". Variety: 20. April 15, 1931. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
External links
- American films
- 1931 films
- 1931 short films
- Disney animated short films, 1930s
- Silly Symphonies
- 1931 animated films
- Films directed by Burt Gillett
- Films produced by Walt Disney
- Animated films about birds
- American black-and-white films
- Columbia Pictures short films
- Columbia Pictures animated short films
- Animated films about animals
- Films without speech
- Disney animated film stubs