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The Old Mill Pond

User Score16 votes
52%5.2/10
Release1936
Runtime0H 8M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased

Synopsis

The fish and frogs gather at the old mill pond to hear a jazz concert. Performers include caricatures of Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, and tap dancer Bill Robinson ("Bojangles").

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Backdrops

The Old Mill Pond backdrop 1

Posters

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Director

Rudolf Ising

Rudolf Ising

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Reviews1

CinemaSerf6/10

This has the look of a wartime concert party show to it, only set in the Mississippi delta and obviously largely consisting of energetic frogs rather than Bob Hope. Including a combination of rhythmic jazz music and some lively dancing of differing styles, there are plenty of characterful antics going on amongst the reeds and the weeds. It’s a steady style of animation rather than a particularly innovative one, but there is still some fun to be had especially as they don grass skirts and attempt a belly dance! Not great, but still an enjoyable splish-splash of colour and culture.

Jun 29, 2025

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Countries:United States of America
Production:Harman-Ising StudioLoew's IncorporatedMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer