Bill and Coo

Bill and Coo is a 1948 color film, directed by Dean Riesner and conceived to showcase George Burton's trained birds (Burton's Birds).

The 61-minute live action film stars many types of birds, including Budgerigars (commonly known in the US as parakeets) and lovebirds. It also features other trained animals, including cats, dogs and a crow. With the exception of three humans (producer Ken Murray, bird trainer George Burton and Elizabeth Walters) in a short set-up segment before the opening credits, the film features an all-animal cast. It was shot on the world's second smallest film set; a miniature village built onto a 15' x 30' (4.57m X 9.14m) tabletop.

The film received an Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the "Oscars") "In which artistry and patience blended in a novel and entertaining use of the medium of motion pictures."

Contents 1 Plot 2 Watch 3 Listen to 4 External links

Plot

The plot of the film is that the birds live in a fictional peaceful town named 'Chirpendale. A crow arrives known as the The Black Menace. Like his name would suggest, The Black Menace terrorizes the town. The story follows the adventures of the hero Bill, a cab driver, while he tries to save Coo and the rest of the town from certain destruction.

Watch

• Bill and Coo

Listen to

• Elizabeth Walters tells the story of Bill and Coo

External links

• Bill and Coo at the Internet Movie Database
• New York Times review on Bill and Coo

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