The Ugly Dachshund (1966)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Norman Tokar

Writers:

Albert Aley (screenplay)
G.B. Stern (book)

Release Date:

16 February 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family

Tagline:

A HAPPY HONEYMOON GOES TO THE DOGS!...When a Great Dane disguised as a Dachsie crashes the party!

Plot:

Fran Garrison's all in a tizzy because her prize Dachshund, Danke, is having pups, and she has hopes of one of the pups becoming a champion...

Plot Keywords:

Great Dane | Dachshund | Pregnant Animal | Suburban | Dog Actor

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 11

10:00 AM

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Cast

Dean Jones	...	Mark Garrison
Suzanne Pleshette	...	Fran Garrison
Charles Ruggles	...	Dr. Pruitt (as Charlie Ruggles)
Kelly Thordsen	...	Officer Carmody
Parley Baer	...	Mel Chadwick
Robert Kino	...	Mr. Toyama
Mako	...	Kenji
Charles Lane	...	Judge

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

In the movie, Suzanne Pleshette is obsessed with dachshunds, but in real life, she shared her home with a Yorkshire terrier named Missy. Because her pooch could smell Pleshette's "costars" on her when she got home at night -- and didn't like it -- the actress had to shower and change her clothes before leaving the studio.

Goofs:

Plot holes: When Brutus chases Sgt. Carmody he tries to open the door to his car but it is locked so he is forced to climb a tree. The next morning Mark Garrison sees the car and opens the driver's door and it is not locked.

Quotes:

Kenji: Rion! Rion!
Mark Garrison: Lion?
[Kenji points to Brutus, standing over Mr. Toyama, laying on the ground]
Fran Garrison: Brutus! Mark call him off. Mr. Toyama.
Mr. Toyama: Take away rion!
Fran Garrison: That's not a lion, that's a dog.
Mr. Toyama: [sits up] You call THAT, dog?

Movie Connections:

Edited into "Disneyland: The Ugly Dachshund: Part 1 (#15.6)" (1968)

As corny as it is, I adore this movie.

A fairy tale update of the classic story, this beautifully art-directed Disney movie in glorious Technicolor, stars Dean Jones at the height of his comedic powers and a very young Suzanne Pleshette. Mark (Jones) adopts Brutus, a lovable oaf of a Great Dane, who, try as he might, can't fit in with Fran's (Pleshette) spoiled prize Dachshunds (think Lady and the Tramp's evil Siamese cats). The film is full of sight gags and slapstick from director Norman Tokar (The Cat from Outer Space, M*A*S*H). In true Disney fashion, the underdog wins out and saves the day.