The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling (re-titled as Ugly Duckling in reissues) is an animated film from 1939 by Walt Disney, based on the 1843 fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen. The film was directed by Jack Cutting and Clyde Geronimi, and released in theaters on April 7, 1939. Music was composed by Albert Hay Malotte, who was uncredited for the film. The animated short was first distributed by RKO Radio Pictures.
Plot
An expectant mallard duck father is pacing by his wife's side. Suddenly, the mother duck's eggs begin to hatch, much to the father's delight, giving birth to four little ducklings. But then, a fifth egg hatches, revealing a mismatched white duckling, and the father argues with the mother over this, forcing the two to go their separate ways after she slaps him (it is implied that the father is accusing the mother of having an affair with a swan).
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award | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film |
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director | Jack Cutting |
keywords | duck hunt duckling giving birth hunt new family ugly duckling |
musicBy | Grant Kirkhope Milt Franklyn Scott Bradley |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film |
producer | Walt Disney |
productionCompany | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
publisher | RKO Pictures |
theme | animated animated short short |