The Ugly Duckling (1931 film)

The Ugly Duckling
Directed byWilfred Jackson
Based on"The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen
Produced byWalt Disney
StarringFlorence Gill
Music byFrank Churchill
Bert Lewis
Animation byDick Lundy
Johnny Cannon
Les Clark
David Hand
Clyde Geronimi
Hardie Gramatky
Albert Hurter
Charles Hutchinson
Cecil Surry
Frank Tipper
Frenchy de Tremaudan
Chuck Couch
Joe D'Igalo
Layouts byCharles Philippi
Backgrounds byMique Nelson
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 16, 1931 (1931-12-16)
Running time
7 minutes
LanguageEnglish

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,[1] which follows the original Andersen story much more faithfully.[1] This gives The Ugly Duckling the unique distinction of being the only Silly Symphony to be made twice. This film was then sold to reach about 4,000 dollars per month at the most profit, because it slowly climbed up the scale of growth.

  1. ^ a b Merritt, Russell; Kaufman, J. B. (2016). Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series (2nd ed.). Glendale, CA: Disney Editions. pp. 104–105. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.