The Ugly Duckling (1939)

Cast

Clarence Nash

Ducks (voice) (uncredited)

About The Ugly Duckling

An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.

Popularity

3.0

Release

Apr 7, 1939

Genres

Animation, Comedy

Director: Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting, Clyde Geronimi

Writer: Hans Christian Andersen, Vernon Stallings

IMDb

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf

Jan 30, 2025

7.0

There is something really quite touching about this Disneyfication of the timeless Hans Christian Andersen story. We start with the expectant parents awaiting their fifth chick. It's born but clearly isn't the same as the others and it's promptly rejected. Abandoned to fend for itself, it tries to make friends but everything is new and unfamiliar. Then, fortune smiles and ... Andersen's fables always did have a valid moral underpinning them and this one seems all the more ripe for a sensitively scored and delicately drawn version that has, mercifully, been spared the traditional singing accompaniment. It's surprisingly effective, this.

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Where to Watch

Stream

Disney Plus

Production

Studios

Walt Disney Productions

Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Keywords

cartoonremakeanimeshort film