Moonbird

Duration: 10

Year Published: 1959

Creator: Film Images

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: A cartoon which sketches the experiences of two youngsters who sneak out at night to catch a bird., Uses semi-abstract animation to tell the story of two boys who set out to capture the nocturnal bird, the "moonbird." Shows how the boys dig a hole to hide in and wait for the bird to arrive and explains how they get impatient and their noise almost drives the bird away. Tells how when the bird appears, the boys make friends with it and persuade it to go home with them.

Complete Record: A cartoon which sketches the experiences of two youngsters who sneak out at night to catch a bird. , Uses semi-abstract animation to tell the story of two boys who set out to capture the nocturnal bird, the "moonbird." Shows how the boys dig a hole to hide in and wait for the bird to arrive and explains how they get impatient and their noise almost drives the bird away. Tells how when the bird appears, the boys make friends with it and persuade it to go home with them., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.