The Owl and Fred Jones
"A boy and his owl, slightly out of step"
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About this film
Fred Jones and his owl companion navigate a series of gentle comic misunderstandings in a British children's short directed by Denis Gilpin.
More about this film
About the production
Release date1959
Themes
Themes & topics
owlboyBritish short
Historical background
British children's shorts in 1959 still served Saturday cinema clubs before television dominated juvenile viewing.
Why this film matters
Regional children's cinema from the late 1950s is underrepresented in archives.
Making of
Production details for The Owl and Fred Jones (1959) are sparse in public archives.
What critics said
Trade attention was minimal; remembered through catalog listings.
Did you know?
- Directed by Denis Gilpin in 1959.
- British children's short featuring an owl.
What audiences thought
Audience records for The Owl and Fred Jones are fragmentary.
Film restoration
Preservation status varies; consult major film archives for holding copies.