Ugly Duckling (1939)
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- Approved
- 9min
- Animation, Short
- 07 Apr 1939 (USA)
- Short
A baby duckling is shunned by his family because he is different. He is also rejected by all of the other birds and animals. Finally a mother swan adopts him as one of her brood.
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- Won 1 Oscar.
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Cast
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| Clarence Nash | ... |
Duck Sounds
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Amanda Cewel | ... |
Mother Duck (speaking) (uncredited)
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Tom Cotry | ... |
Father Duck (speaking) (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jack Cutting | ... | (uncredited) |
| Clyde Geronimi | ... | (uncredited) |
| Hamilton Luske | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Hans Christian Andersen | ... | (story: "The Ugly Duckling") (uncredited) |
| Vernon Stallings | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Albert Hay Malotte | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
| David Hand | ... | executive in charge of production (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dick Lundy | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mickey Batchelder | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Samuel Armstrong | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Phil Dike | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Robert Givens | ... | animation checker (uncredited) |
| David Hilberman | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
| Ferdinand Horvath | ... | character designer (uncredited) |
| Milt Kahl | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Eric Larson | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ray Lockrem | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Hamilton Luske | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Milt Neil | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Mique Nelson | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Maurice Noble | ... | cel painter (uncredited) |
| Stan Quackenbush | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Archie Robin | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Paul Satterfield | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Riley Thomson | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Kinografen (1939) (Norway) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1939) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Disney+ (2019) (United States) (video)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The duck's eggs hatched: but the fifth hatchling, rather late, isn't like the rest, and momma chews poppa out. On top of all that, where the ducklings quack, the oddball honks. He's soon ostracized and rejected forever by all the ducks. He also explores a nest of sparrows and a duck decoy, but there's no acceptance there, either (the decoy bonks him on the head like one of those drinking birds). But just when he's feeling worst, a family of swans comes by, and he's found his real family.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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| Taglines | A baby duckling is shunned by his family because he is different. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The last Silly Symphony cartoon. Also, the only one to be a remake (of The Ugly Duckling (1931)). See more » |
| Goofs | When the hero is reunited with his family, we discover that he is one of five baby swans. However, for a brief moment, six baby swans appear on screen as they swim around one another before returning to their mother. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in From Aesop to Hans Christian Andersen (1955). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Born to Ugly Duckling See more » |