Birds of a Feather (1931 film)

Birds of a Feather is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short film. It was released on February 10, 1931 by Columbia Pictures.[1]

Birds of a Feather
Title card from Disney short Birds of a Feather (1931)
Directed byBurt Gillett
Produced byWalt Disney
Animation byDavid Hand
Color processBlack and White
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
February 10, 1931
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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]

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References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Talking Shorts". Variety: 20. April 15, 1931. Retrieved 23 February 2020.


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