Lord Love a Duck

Lord Love a Duck
Theatrical poster
Directed byGeorge Axelrod
Screenplay byLarry H. Johnson
George Axelrod
Based onLord Love a Duck (novel)
by Al Hine
Produced byGeorge Axelrod
StarringRoddy McDowall
Tuesday Weld
Lola Albright
Martin West
Ruth Gordon
CinematographyDaniel L. Fapp
Edited byWilliam A. Lyon
Music byNeal Hefti
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • February 21, 1966 (1966-02-21) (New York City)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$850,000[1] or $1.2 million[2]

Lord Love a Duck is a 1966 American teen black comedy-drama film produced, directed and co-written by George Axelrod and starring Roddy McDowall and Tuesday Weld. The film was a satire of popular culture at the time, its targets ranging from progressive education to beach party films. It is based on Al Hine's 1961 novel of the same name.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ McGilligan, Patrick (1997). Backstory 3: Interviews with Screenwriters of the 60s. University of California Press. pp. 76–77. ISBN 0520204271.