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Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a pet for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a pet for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a pet for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Lee Montgomery
- Jimmy Dooley
- (as Lee Harcourt Montgomery)
Peter Renaday
- Mr. Beckert
- (as Pete Renoudet)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaNear the conclusion of the movie, just before Jimmy captures Charlie the duck, there is a Volkswagen Beetle with the license plate OFP 857 and inside the vehicle is a Great Dane. The tag was the very same as Herbie's in The Love Bug (1969), another Disney movie starring Dean Jones that was the first in a series of "Love Bug" films. The dog is the same breed as in The Ugly Dachshund (1966), also starring Dean Jones.
- GoofsKatie hands Albert his lunch bag, telling him that the applesauce is on top, which suggests that there are other lunch items in the bag. Later, when the chimpanzee opens the sack, there's only the applesauce.
- Quotes
Jimmy Dooley: I didn't want a duck! I wanted a puppy!
- Crazy creditsDuring the opening credits, an animated duck lays six eggs. Then, it places a "1" and a "$ " before these eggs. After it adds commas, the eggs turn golden with a cash register sound. The third egg then expands and blends into the opening scene.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Gus (1976)
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Nothing out of this world, but a good enough watch
Suitably entertaining.
'The Million Dollar Duck' follows very similar steps as a lot of Disney's wacky comedies from around this era, it that regard it isn't anything particularly noteworthy. The writing to set up the events of this film is poor, it's incredibly manufactured.
However, as with most of these sorta films, it does produce enjoyable moments. That's helped by the casting, which Disney pick masterfully the vast majority of the time. Dean Jones always elevates a production upward, even if his performance here isn't one of his best. Tony Roberts is decent as Fred, though none of the others do all that much; not even Joe Flynn (Finley).
Nothing out of this world, but a good enough watch nonetheless.
'The Million Dollar Duck' follows very similar steps as a lot of Disney's wacky comedies from around this era, it that regard it isn't anything particularly noteworthy. The writing to set up the events of this film is poor, it's incredibly manufactured.
However, as with most of these sorta films, it does produce enjoyable moments. That's helped by the casting, which Disney pick masterfully the vast majority of the time. Dean Jones always elevates a production upward, even if his performance here isn't one of his best. Tony Roberts is decent as Fred, though none of the others do all that much; not even Joe Flynn (Finley).
Nothing out of this world, but a good enough watch nonetheless.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- $1,000,000 Duck
- Filming locations
- Toluca Lake, California, USA(pass the Post Office while riding on top of garbage truck)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,118,000
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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