The Million Dollar Duck

What an EGGstravaganza!

1971 • 92 min • Comedy · Family

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Synopsis

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.

Our family guide

Best from age 5

Movie Knight Score

97 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
59 Audience · 96 · 49%

A wacky professor discovers his pet duck lays golden eggs, leading to comical chaos as he tries to keep its secret while navigating financial woes and government interest.

Violence & peril: 1/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 1/10

Heads up

Some slapstick antics
Mild chases and cartoonish peril

What it models well

Ingenuity and problem-solving
Family teamwork
The value of honesty

Talk about it after

What makes something truly valuable?
The difference between wants and needs
Keeping promises and secrets

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Top billed cast

Director: Vincent McEveety • Crew: Roswell Rogers, Ted Key

Trailers & clips

Million Dollar Duck plus Walt Disney World Opens Soon (1971) theatrical trailer

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
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.…
r96sk, TMDB Community