Who Killed Cock Robin?
1935
⏱️ 8 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
FamilyAnimationComedyCrime
A robin is shot so the woodland community holds a trial to investigate.
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)
User Reviews
June 29, 2025
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.
Crew
Director
David Hand
Writer
Joe Grant
Producer
Walt Disney
Production
Walt Disney Productions
Keywords
short film