The Old Mill is a Silly Symphonies cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions , directed by Wilfred Jackson , scored by Leigh Harline , and released theatrically 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 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 .
26-517: Old Mill may refer to: Animations [ edit ] The Old Mill , a 1937 Academy Award-winning Silly Symphonies cartoon produced by Walt Disney The Old Mill Pond , a 1936 Academy Award nominated short film directed by Hugh Harman Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Old Mill Park (Shawnigan Lake) , in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Old Mill, Toronto ,
52-818: A windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Chidham, a windmill in West Sussex Old Mill, Compton, a windmill in West Sussex Old Mill, Cross in Hand , a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Eastbourne, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, East Ruston , a windmill in Norfolk Old Mill, Fairlight, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Falmer, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Findon,
78-595: A windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Plumstead, a windmill in Norfolk Old Mill, Preston next Wingham , a windmill in Kent Old Mill, Prittlewell, a windmill in Essex Old Mill, Ripe, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Rodmell, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Rusper, a windmill in West Sussex Old Mill, Rye, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Seaton Ross ,
104-961: A windmill in East Sussex Tivoli Old Mill, St Leonard's, a windmill in East Sussex Dilnot's Old Mill, Waltham , a windmill in Kent Old Mill Green Mill, Wetheringsett, a windmill in Suffolk Ruiton Old Mill, Sedgeley, a windmill in Staffordshire United States [ edit ] Old Mill, Addison, a windmill in Illinois Old Mill, East Orleans, a windmill in Massachusetts Old Mill, Nantucket,
130-483: A windmill in Kent Old Mill, Margate , Kent. Old Mill, Newick, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, New Romney, a windmill in Kent Old Mill, Northbourne , a windmill in Kent Old Mill, Northchapel, a windmill in West Sussex Old Mill, Northiam, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Oving, a windmill in West Sussex Old Mill, Petworth, a windmill in West Sussex Old Mill, Playden,
156-861: A windmill in Massachusetts Old Mill, Sandwich, a windmill in Massachusetts Old Mill, Tinley Park, a windmill in Illinois Franzen's Old Mill, Golden, a windmill in Illinois Old Emmon's Estate Mill, Falmouth, a windmill in Massachusetts Old Higgins Farm Mill , Brewster, a windmill in Massachusetts Old Mill Farm Mill, Winnetka, a windmill in Illinois Watermills [ edit ] England [ edit ] Old Mill, Bexley , on
182-540: A windmill in Norfolk Old Mill, Wighton, a windmill in Norfolk Old Mill, Willesborough, a windmill in Kent Old Mill, Willingdon, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Wittersham , a windmill in Kent Old Mill, Woodham Mortimer, a windmill in Essex Old Mill, Worlingworth, a windmill in Suffolk Glover's Old Mill, Blean , a windmill in Kent Lashmar's Old Mill, Brighton,
208-563: A windmill in West Sussex Old Mill, Barnham, a windmill in West Sussex Old Mill, Barrow, a windmill in Suffolk Old Mill, Beckley, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Beddingham, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Bethersden , a windmill in Kent Old Mill, Bosham, a windmill in West Sussex Old Mill, Bramford, Coseley, a windmill in Staffordshire Old Mill, The Dicker, Chiddingly,
234-493: A windmill in West Sussex Old Mill, Forest Row, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Guestling, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Hawkinge , a windmill in Kent Old Mill, Hellingly, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Henfield , a windmill in West Sussex Old Mill, Keyingham , a windmill in the East Riding of Yorkshire Old Mill, Little Horsted, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Lydd ,
260-519: A windmill in the East Riding of Yorkshire Old Mill, Shoreham, a windmill in West Sussex Old Mill, Southam, a windmill in Warwickshire Old Mill, Swingfield, a windmill in Kent Old Mill, Takeley, a windmill in Essex Old Mill, Thaxted, a windmill in Essex Old Mill, Uckfield, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, West Kingsdown , Kent Old Mill, Whatlington, a windmill in East Sussex Old Mill, Wicklewood,
286-756: A historic district in Hatfield, Massachusetts Old Mill (West Tisbury, Massachusetts) Old Mill State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources , Argyle, Minnesota, listed on the NRHP in Minnesota Ramsey Mill and Old Mill Park , ruin of a water-powered gristmill in Hastings, Minnesota Old Mill at Montauk State Park , Salem, Missouri, listed on the NRHP in Missouri Old Mill at Tinton Falls , Tinton Falls, New Jersey, listed on
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#1732772534808312-745: A neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada Old Mill Toronto , an historic mill in Toronto Old Mill (TTC) , a subway station there United Kingdom [ edit ] Old Mill, Cornwall , a place in Cornwall United States [ edit ] John Wood Old Mill , Merrillville, Indiana, listed on the NRHP in Indiana Old Mill House , Le Claire, Iowa, listed on the NRHP in Iowa Old Mill Site Historic District ,
338-554: Is also available to watch on the streaming service Disney+ . Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki has called The Old Mill his favorite Disney film. List of windmills in the East Riding of Yorkshire This is a list of windmills in the East Riding of the English county of Yorkshire . now completely gone. Mills in bold are still standing, known building dates are indicated in bold . Text in italics indicates that
364-412: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Old Mill The Old Mill was the first Silly Symphony cartoon to be released by RKO and was added a new Silly Symphony logo, some new titles, and a burlap background which was used for several other Disney theatrical cartoon series like Donald Duck , Goofy , Mickey Mouse , and Pluto
390-539: Is included on Tom Sawyer Island at the Magic Kingdom . Inside Harper's Mill , there is an owl and a bluebird's nest inside a broken cog in the mill's gears. The Old Mill was parodied in The Simpsons 2006 episode " Bart Has Two Mommies ", where Homer tries to win a rubber duck race by making his rubber duck cross the finish line first. The duck however floats to an abandoned windmill very similar to
416-540: The "Old Mill," NRHP listing in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee T. R. Pugh Memorial Park or The Old Mill, a NRHP listing in North Little Rock, Arkansas Windmills [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Old Mill, Perth England [ edit ] Old Mill, Aldbrough, a windmill in the East Riding of Yorkshire Old Mill, Amberley, a windmill in West Sussex Old Mill, Ashington,
442-1078: The NRHP in Erie County, Ohio Old Mill, Crystal , Colorado, listed on the NRHP in Gunnison County, Colorado Other uses [ edit ] The Old Mill, former location of and alternative name for the National Motor Museum, Birdwood , South Australia Old Mill (ride) , a type of amusement ride Old Mill, Manchester , part of the Murrays' Mills complex in North West England The Old Mill, part of Fantasyland in Disneyland Park, Paris , France See also [ edit ] Old Mill Road Bridge , Rocky Ridge, MD Old Mill School (disambiguation) Old Dutch Mill (disambiguation) Oudemolen (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
468-809: The NRHP in New Jersey Old Mill Museum (Dundee, Michigan) The Old Mill (Nantucket, Massachusetts) The Old Mill (San Marino, California) , a former grist mill in San Marino, California Old Mill (University of Vermont) , a historic campus building in Burlington, Vermont Old Mill (Vermilion, Ohio) , listed on the NRHP in Erie County, Ohio Calvert Mill/Washington Mill or The Old Mill, an historic mill located on Old Mill Road in Washington, Virginia Crystal Mill or The Old Mill Pigeon Forge Mill , commonly called
494-463: The Pup . Like many of the later Silly Symphony shorts, The Old Mill was a testing ground for advanced animation techniques. Marking the first use of Disney's multiplane camera , the film also incorporates realistic depictions of animal behavior, complex lighting and color effects, depictions of wind, rain, lightning, ripples, splashes and reflections, three-dimensional rotation of detailed objects, and
520-742: The River Cray, Kent Old Mill, Borough Green , on the River Bourne, Kent Old Mill, Eynsford , on the River Darent, Kent Old Mill, Hollingbourne , also known as Old Mill, Leeds , on the River Len, Kent Old Mill, Loose , on the Loose Stream, Kent Old Mill, South Darenth , on the River Darent, Kent United States [ edit ] Old Mill (West Tisbury, Massachusetts) Old Mill (Vermilion, Ohio) , listed on
546-563: The film for preservation in the National Film Registry , finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The Old Mill won the 1937 Academy Award for Best Short Subjects: Cartoons . It was included as #14 in the book The 50 Greatest Cartoons As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals . The Old Mill is featured in the World of Color show at Disney California Adventure . The three mills from
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#1732772534808572-473: The one in the Disney short, with a sign declaring "The Old Mill". The scene where the duck is nearly squashed by the water wheel is a direct reference to the most famous scene of The Old Mill . Raymond Scott's " Powerhouse B " is heard in the scene where Homer protected the duck from the water wheel. The Old Mill was released on Laserdisc as part of Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons in 1985. It
598-452: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Old Mill . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Mill&oldid=1134639634 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
624-539: The short were seen in miniature on the Storybook Land Canal Boats ride at Disneyland . Beginning December 20, 2014, they were replaced by landmarks from Disney's 2013 animated musical film Frozen . The miniature windmills were put into storage by Walt Disney Imagineering . The Old Mill is represented at Fantasyland at Disneyland Paris by a building resembling a Dutch windmill, which serves drinks and snacks. A homage to The Old Mill
650-559: The use of timing to produce specific dramatic and emotional effects. All of the lessons learned from making The Old Mill would subsequently be incorporated into Disney's feature-length animated films, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), which was released a month later, as well as Pinocchio (1940), Fantasia (1940) and Bambi (1942). In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected
676-769: Was released on December 4, 2001, on the Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies DVD set and on March 1, 2005, on the Bambi Platinum Edition DVD as a special feature. The short was released for the first time on Blu-ray on October 6, 2009, on the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Diamond Edition and would subsequently be re-released with Bambi as part of its Diamond Edition and Signature Collection releases on Blu-ray. The short
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