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The Ugly Duckling

1939 film directed by Jack Cutting and Clyde Geronimi
Movie animated_short_film Q1171359
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Summary

The Ugly Duckling is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of animated short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,097 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3]
  • Director: Jack Cutting[4]
  • Composer: Scott Bradley[5], Milt Franklyn[6], Grant Kirkhope[7]
  • Genre: animated cartoon[8]
  • Producer: Walt Disney[9]
  • Part of the series: Silly Symphony[10]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[11]
  • Production company: The Walt Disney Company[12]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[13]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[14]
  • Color: color[15], black-and-white[16]
  • Country of origin: United States[17]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1939[18]
  • Voice actor: Clarence Nash[19]
  • Distributed by: RKO Pictures[20], Netflix[21], Disney+[22]
  • Inspired by: The Ugly Duckling[23]
  • Date of first performance: April 7, 1939[24]
  • Title: The Ugly Duckling[25]
  • Duration: 9 minutes[26]
  • Fabrication method: traditional animation[27]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: 6[28]
  • Film crew member: Ferdinand Horvath[29], Bianca Majolie[30]
  • P14449: 146702[31]

Why It Matters

The Ugly Duckling has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did The Ugly Duckling receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

Related Entities

Museum of Modern Art Netflix RKO Pictures The Ugly Duckling The Walt Disney Company United States Walt Disney

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . mp4jet.com. mp4jet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . allmovie.com. allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age: The 1930's (2015 Chronicle Books ed.). wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age: The 1930's (2015 Chronicle Books ed.). wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 17
    Wikidata description → 1939 film directed by Jack Cutting and Clyde Geronimi
    Wikipedia languages → ['azb', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'he', 'hy', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'nl',
    Ampas collections film id → W079776
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W079776, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fabrication method → traditional animation
    Part of series → —
    Aliases → —
    Film crew member → Ferdinand Horvath, Bianca Majolie
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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