Jimmy the Crow

Jimmy the Crow

Born: January 1, 1934
Died: January 1, 1955
in Mojave Desert, California
Jimmy the Raven or also Jimmy the Crow or Jim the Crow, was a trained raven, who appeared in more than a thousand movies between the thirties and the fifties. His best-known roles include Uncle Billy's raven in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life and the raven that lands on the scarecrow in Victor Fleming's The Wizard of Oz.

Movies for Jimmy the Crow...

3 Ring Circus
Title: 3 Ring Circus
Character: (uncredited)
Released: December 22, 1954
Type: Movie
Jerry and Pete are two friends with no money and are looking for a job. They finally find employment working in a circus, but Jerry has different dreams. He wants to become a clown.
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The Man with a Cloak
Title: The Man with a Cloak
Character: Villon (uncredited)
Released: November 27, 1951
Type: Movie
Set in 19th-century New York, this mystery begins when a Frenchwoman shows up at the home of one of Napoleon's former marshals. The alcoholic man is badly crippled and slowly dying, but this doesn't stop the forthright lady from pushing him to change his will to include his estranged grandson so that he can help out the struggling French Republic. Unfortunately, the dying man's conniving housekeeper and butler, already planning murder to get the money themselves, overhear her and begin plotting her demise.
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He's a Cockeyed Wonder
Title: He's a Cockeyed Wonder
Character: Jimmy (uncredited)
Released: December 2, 1950
Type: Movie
An orange packer (Mickey Rooney) foils robbers with magic and wins the boss's (William Demarest) daughter (Terry Moore).
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Captive Girl
Title: Captive Girl
Character: Caw-Caw the Crow (uncredited)
Released: July 1, 1950
Type: Movie
Jungle Jim is out to save Joan from an evil witch doctor whilst simultaneously fighting evil treasure hunter Barton.
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The Lost Tribe
Title: The Lost Tribe
Character: Caw-Caw the Crow (uncredited)
Released: April 19, 1949
Type: Movie
Jungle Jim fights a lion and sharks trying to save an African village from those who would despoil it.
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It's a Wonderful Life
Title: It's a Wonderful Life
Character: Uncle Billy's pet (uncredited)
Released: December 20, 1946
Type: Movie
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
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Find the Blackmailer
Title: Find the Blackmailer
Character: Blackie
Released: November 6, 1943
Type: Movie
A private eye is hired by a mayoral candidate to prevent any sort of adverse publicity. It seems that, somewhere in town, there's a talking blackbird who insists upon saying that the candidate will commit a murder. When the killing occurs, the candidate is implicated, and the detective is off on a hectic pursuit of the incriminating crow and the actual murderer.
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The Wizard of Oz
Title: The Wizard of Oz
Character: Crow in Cornfield (uncredited)
Released: August 15, 1939
Type: Movie
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
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You Can't Take It with You
Title: You Can't Take It with You
Character: (uncredited)
Released: September 1, 1938
Type: Movie
Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.