# Il vecchio mulino (1937)

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**Original title**: *The Old Mill*
**Runtime**: 9 min
**Genres**: Animation, Thriller, Family, Music, Horror
**Directed by**: Wilfred Jackson, Graham Heid
**Starring**: Marie Arbuckle, Jean MacMurray, Louise Myers, Clarence Nash, Marta Nielsen, Jerry Philipps

> *Animals try to stay safe and dry in an old mill.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Rainy night darkness gathers around a creaky mill wheel spinning ominously with each thunderclap a frightened mouse scurries for cover. 
Director Wilfred Jackson brings eerie atmosphere to this animated short.

**Mood tags**: dread, slow-burn

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