The Song of the Birds
| The Song of the Birds | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dave Fleischer |
| Produced by | Max Fleischer |
| Music by | Sammy Timberg |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | 1935 |
Running time | 9 min. |
| Language | English |
The Song of the Birds is a 1935 Color Classics cartoon.[1][2] It concerns a destructive little boy with an air rifle who shoots a baby bird and is mortified when the bird's parents, and all the other birds, go into mourning.
Plot
A flock of robins is teaching their young ones to fly. Meanwhile, a boy with an air rifle is shooting at everything in the house. He goes out into the garden and shoots at a nest, then at one of the little birds. The bird falls to the ground, and it appears that the boy has killed it. The robins stage a bird funeral. The boy's conscience gets to him, and he falls to his kneels, crying and praying for the bird. The sky also weeps with large tears of rain, which cause the little bird to awaken. The rainbow appears, and the boy breaks his air rifle and feeds the birds, never to menace them again.
References
- ^ McCall, Douglas L. Film Cartoons: A Guide to 20th Century American Animated Features and Shorts. McFarland. p. 200. ISBN 9780786424504. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Borowiec, Piotr. Animated Short Films: A Critical Index to Theatrical Cartoons. Scarecrow Press. p. 153. ISBN 9780810835030. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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