Bill and Coo

The trials and tribulations of the inhabitants of Chirpendale are enacted entirely by birds, mostly wearing hats and neckties. An eccentricity which won its creator, Ken Murray, a special academy award.

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Credits

production company

Republic Pictures Corporation

producer

Ken Murray

director

Dean Riesner

Duration

01:01:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1947

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300512

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Birds

Animation

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Comedy

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1947