Who Killed Cock Robin?

Who Killed Cock Robin?
Directed by	David Hand
Produced by	Walt Disney
Written by	William Cottrell Joe Grant Bob Kuwahara
Starring	Billy Bletcher Pinto Colvig Clarence Nash Purv Pullen Nick Stewart Martha Wentworth Melvin J. Gibby Leo Cleary
Music by	Frank Churchill
Studio(s)	Walt Disney Productions
Distributor	United Artists
Released	June 29, 1935
Running time	8:30
Language	English
Preceded by	The Cookie Carnival
Followed by	Music Land
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Who Killed Cock Robin? is a Silly Symphony animated short that was released on June 29, 1935.

Synopsis

A new twist on an old nursery rhyme as the criminal bird court attempts to determine who killed Cock Robin as he wooed his love, Jenny Wren. The suspects were a Harpo Marx-like cuckoo, an Edward G. Robinson-inspired sparrow, and a Stepin Fetchit-based Blackbird. In the end however, Robin turned out to not be dead, but merely wounded by Cupid's arrow.

Trivia

• The cuckoo bird would later reappear in Toby Tortoise Returns helping Max Hare.
• Some of the bird characters in the animated short are based on Hollywood celebrities of that time: Bing Crosby, Stepin Fetchit, Edward G. Robinson, Harpo Marx, Mae West, Joe Penner, and Joe Penner.
• It is one of the few shorts that is not available on Disney+ due to gay stereotyping.

Voices

• Billy Bletcher - Judge Owl
• Pinto Colvig - Prosecutor Parrot
• Clarence Nash - Legs Sparrow
• Melvin J. Gibby - Cock Robin's singing voice
• Purv Pullen - Cock Robin's whistling
• Nick Stewart - Blackbird Suspect
• Martha Wentworth - Jenny Wren
• Charlie Lung - Dan Cupid
• Leo Cleary - Irish Cop

Releases

• Disneyland, episode #3.23: "More About the Silly Symphonies" (television)
• The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.58: "Silly Symphonies Go to the Birds" (television)
• Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies (DVD)

Gallery

Original Cel and Matching Background Painting for the Final Scene of Who Killed Cock Robin?

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