The Ugly Dachshund

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G,1hr 33min

Genres:

Family,Comedy

Released:

January 1, 1966

Distributor:

Disney

Starring:

Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Charlie Ruggles ... More

Synopsis: Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette star in this Walt Disney family comedy as Mark and Fran Garrison, a dog-loving couple with different tastes in canines. When their dachshund gives birth to puppies, kindly veterinarian Dr. Pruitt (Charlie Ruggles) convinces Mark to take a Great Dane puppy home with him. The Great Dane, named Brutus, grows up with the tiny pups convinced that he's also a dachshund. Brutus's confused identity sets the stage for a number of mildly comic bits -- he chases policemen up ... Full Synopsis

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	Craig Butler, AMG Review An agreeable, if decidedly minor, little film, The Ugly Dachshund is good family viewing, especially for those families with a marked fondness for dogs. Although Dachshund is rather typical of Disney's live action comedies of the 1960s, it doesn't stand up quite as well as most of them. This is primarily due to weaknesses in the script. Most of the other Disney live action films from this period have ... Read Review

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	Dean Jones Mark Garrison Suzanne Pleshette Fran Garrison Charlie Ruggles Dr. Pruitt Kelly Thordsen Officer Carmody