The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
1h 29m | PG-13
Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.
Director: Vincent McEveety
Studio: Walt Disney Productions
Genre: Comedy, Family
Video: 720p
Cast
Dean Jones
as Professeur Albert Dooley
Sandy Duncan
as Katie Dooley
Joe Flynn
as Finley Hooper
Tony Roberts
as Fred Hines
Lee Montgomery
as Jimmy Dooley
Jack Kruschen
as Doctor Gottlieb
Reviews
Suitably entertaining. <em>'The Million Dollar Duck'</em> 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.