Who Killed Cock Robin?

1935 0h 8m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 50

FamilyAnimationComedyCrime

Synopsis

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A robin is shot so the woodland community holds a trial to investigate.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Billy Bletcher
Judge Oliver Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Pinto Colvig
Prosecutor Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
Clarence Nash
Legs Sparrow (voice) (uncredited)
Purv Pullen
Cock Robin's Whistling (voice) (uncredited)
Nick Stewart
Blackbird (voice) (uncredited)
Martha Wentworth
Jenny Wren (voice) (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Hand
Writers: William Cottrell, Joe Grant
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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91 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Frank Churchill. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Billy Bletcher and Pinto Colvig and Clarence Nash carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0027212 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

David Hand directs. Frank Churchill scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
391 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Frank Churchill. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Billy Bletcher and Pinto Colvig and Clarence Nash carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0027212 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Frank Churchill
Runtime: 8 min · 0h 8m
Status: Released
Budget: $27,715
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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David Hand

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2025-06-29
★ 6/10
Hmmm! The animation style is quite engaging here, but otherwise it’s quite a repetitive story that seems intent more on doing a hatchet job on the judicial system than telling us a story about poor old “Cock Robin”. Anyway, he is serenading the rather buxom “Jenny Wren” when someone mercifully takes a bow and arrow to him. This causes uproar amidst the feathered community and a rather militaristic investigation, under the auspices of owl, is ordered. Interrogations ensue, but will they ever reveal the truth? There are quite a few light-hearted racial stereotypes included here, the songs are all a bit basic and though it’s quite a well paced ten minutes, it’s also a fairly unremarkable film.

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