The Ugly Duckling (1931 film)

This article is about the 1931 Disney cartoon. For the 1939 Disney remake, see The Ugly Duckling (1939 film).

The Ugly Duckling
Directed by	Wilfred Jackson
Produced by	Walt Disney
Animation by	Dick Lundy Johnny Cannon Les Clark David Hand
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Running time	7 min
Language	English

The Ugly Duckling is an animated black-and-white cartoon released by Walt Disney in 1931 as part of the Silly Symphonies series. This cartoon was later remade into a color version released in 1939.

Summary

Although the short film is loosely based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling", the only real similarities are one bird getting confused for another and his unique abilities enabling him to become something special. In this version, a duckling has gotten mixed in among the farmyard chickens. Despite his best attempts to fit in with his chick siblings, things don't work out. However, when the hen's chicks are threatened by a waterfall, due to them being dropped off in a river by a cyclone, the little duckling saves them and is lauded as a hero.

About eight years later, in 1939, the film would be remade and would follow the original Andersen story much more faithfully. This gives The Ugly Duckling the unique distinction of being the only Silly Symphony to be made twice.

See also

• The Ugly Duckling (1939 film)

External links

• The Ugly Duckling (1931) at IMDb
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• The Ugly Duckling (1931) at The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts