The Blue Bird

Drama, Family, Fantasy · 1940Approved

Visually beautiful, full of imaginative sets, and splendidly photographed in rich Technicolor, this enchanting fantasy was Twentieth Century Fox's answer to "The Wizard of Oz". In a rare departure from her usual screen persona, Shirley plays a selfish, spoiled little girl named Mytyl, who doesn't appreciate her loving family. Only after a good fairy sends her and her brother (Johnny Russell) on a journey to find "the bird that means happiness" does she end up discovering happiness right in her own home.

Starring

Shirley Temple, Darryl F. Zanuck, Spring Byington, Alfred Newman, Nigel Bruce, Richard Day, Thomas Little, Gale Sondergaard, Gwen Wakeling, Eddie Collins

Director

Walter Lang