The Old Mill is a 1937 Silly Symphonies cartoon produced by Walt Disney, directed by Wilfred Jackson, and released to theatres 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 violent thuinderstorm that nearly destroys their habitat. 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Silly Symphonies is a series of cartoons made by Walt Disney Productions. ... Walt Disney Walter Elias Walt Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966), was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, and animator. ... The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pitstone Windmill, believed to be the oldest windmill in the British Isles A windmill is an engine powered by the energy of wind to mill grain, often contained in a large building as in traditional post mills, smock mills and tower mills. ...

Marking the first use of Disney's multiplane camera, The Old Mill won the 1937 Academy Award for Best Short Subjects: Cartoons. The multiplane camera is a special motion picture camera used in the traditional animation process that moves a number of pieces of artwork past the camera at various speeds and at various distances from one another. ... This class was known as Short Subjects, cartoons from 1932 until 1970, and as Short Subjects, animated films from 1971 to 1973. ...

External link

• The Old Mill at the Internet Movie Database