The Old Mill (1937)
The Old Mill is a Silly Symphonies animated short film produced by Walt Disney, directed by Wilfred Jackson, scored by Leigh Harline, and released theatrically by RKO Radio Pictures on November 5, 1937. The film depicts the natural community of animals populating an old abandoned windmill in the country, and how they deal with a severe summer thunderstorm that nearly destroys their habitat. It incorporates the song "One Day When We Were Young" from Johann Strauss II's operetta The Gypsy Baron.
Synopsis adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from the Internet Archive.
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The Old Mill streams free on CARTOON REWIND, with no ads, no account and no algorithm. Press play and it runs straight through, all 8:49 of it.
What year is The Old Mill from?
The Old Mill dates from 1937, produced by Walt Disney Productions, part of the Silly Symphonies series.
Is The Old Mill in the public domain?
This copy is served from the Internet Archive, where it is held as public domain material. Theatrical shorts lapsed into the public domain in large numbers, which is why so much classic animation can be streamed freely and legally.