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Release Date:
7 April 1939 (USA) more
Plot:
A newborn cygnet searches for a family that will accept him. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Oscar. more
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(2 articles)
Rubber ducky, you're the android! You make Hans
 (From QuietEarth. 29 July 2009, 1:23 PM, PDT)

Wisit Sasanatieng And Eric Khoo Team Up For Hans!
 (From Twitch. 29 July 2009, 10:44 AM, PDT)

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Runtime:
9 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Trivia:
The last Silly Symphony cartoon. Also, the only one to be a remake (of The Ugly Duckling (1931)). more
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Continuity: When the hero is reunited with his family, we discover that he is one of five baby swans. However, for a brief moment, six baby swans appear on screen as they swim around one another before returning to their mother. more

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Go Silly Symphonies!!, 25 August 2007
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Author: Mightyzebra from Scotland

Genre: Disney short, based on Hans Christian Anderson tale.

Main characters: The ugly duckling, the duck and the swan.

What happens: A father duck has managed to "dig" a ditch by walking around impatiently, waiting for his ducklings to hatch out of their eggs. Finally, this happens, but an unexpected egg also hatches, one with an "ugly duckling"…

Message: Often differences can be good.

My thoughts: Growing up with this short, this is a very cute Silly Symphony, one of many that Walt Disney created. This particular one I love dearly, as I do with most of the ones I have watched. It is very lovable and also very emotional (at points I nearly cry). You will understand this sadness whether you know the Hans Christian Anderson tale or not, it melts your heart (well mine anyway). I cannot understand people who are at least SLIGHTLY moved by something in this short. I like the character of the ugly duckling, he is lovable at first sight. If a family is watching this (and the children are between 0 and 7) you may want to be a little cautious so as not to upset the youngest. I was certainly upset when I was little, but thankfully that has changed, as sadness has also turned into love for this cartoon. I hope you are as warmed just as much as I was.

Recommended to: Children who like cartoons and adults who like cartoons. Enjoy! :-)

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