The Ugly Dachshund (1966)

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1h 33min
Comedy, Family
16 Feb 1966 (USA)
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The Garrisons live with a Great Dane who thinks he's a dainty dachshund. His identity crisis results in an uproarious series of household crises that reduce the Garrisons' house to shambles.

Director:

Norman Tokar

Writers:

Albert Aley, G.B. Stern

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	Dean Jones	...	Mark Garrison
	Suzanne Pleshette	...	Fran Garrison
	Charles Ruggles	...	Dr. J.L. Pruitt (as Charlie Ruggles)
	Kelly Thordsen	...	Officer Carmody
	Parley Baer	...	Mel Chadwick
	Robert Kino	...	Mr. Toyama
	Mako	...	Kenji
	Charles Lane	...	Judge
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Don Ames	...	Kennel Show Spectator (uncredited)
	George Bruggeman	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Brutus	...	Great Dane - Dog (uncredited)
	Chloe	...	Dachshund - Dog (uncredited)
	Robert Cole	...	Kennel Show Spectator (uncredited)
	Theresa Courtland	...	Bassett Hound Owner (uncredited)
	Danke	...	Dachshund - Dog (uncredited)
	Tony Dante	...	Party Guest / Dog Show Attendee (uncredited)
	Joe Devlin	...	Dog Owner (uncredited)
	Duchess	...	Great Dane - Dog (uncredited)
	Paul Frees	...	Eddie - Garbage Man (uncredited) (voice)
	Ben Frommer	...	Bulldog Owner (uncredited)
	Sam Harris	...	Schnauzer Owner (uncredited)
	Ed Haskett	...	Dog Show Spectator (uncredited)
	Heidi	...	Dachshund - Dog (uncredited)
	Bob Jellison	...	Harry (uncredited)
	Kenner G. Kemp	...	Doctor Outside Hospital (uncredited)
	Dorothy Konrad	...	Woman Holding Dachshund (uncredited)
	Gil Lamb	...	Milkman (uncredited)
	Winnie McCarthy	...	Poodle Owner (uncredited)
	William Meader	...	Kennel Show Official (uncredited)
	John Pedrini	...	Kennel Show Spectator (uncredited)
	Joe Phillips	...	Doctor Outside Hospital (uncredited)
	Paul Power	...	Kennel Show Spectator (uncredited)
	Tony Regan	...	Doctor Talking to Cop (uncredited)
	Leoda Richards	...	Woman with Sheepdog (uncredited)
	Al Roberts	...	Kennel Show Spectator (uncredited)
	Sweetie-Kins	...	Dachshund - Dog (uncredited)
	Joan Weinstein	...	Afghan Owner (uncredited)
	Dick Wessel	...	Eddie - Garbage Man (uncredited)
	Wilhelmina	...	Dachshund - Dog (uncredited)

Directed by

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Norman Tokar

Written by

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Albert Aley	...	(screenplay)

G.B. Stern	...	(book)

Produced by

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Walt Disney	...	producer (uncredited)
Winston Hibler	...	co-producer

Music by

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George Bruns

Cinematography by

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Edward Colman

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director of photography

Editing by

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Robert Stafford

Art Direction by

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Carroll Clark
Marvin Aubrey Davis

Set Decoration by

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Emile Kuri
Frank R. McKelvy

Costume Design by

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Gertrude Casey
Chuck Keehne

Makeup Department

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La Rue Matheron	...	makeup artist
Pat McNalley	...	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Tom Leetch	...	assistant director
Arthur J. Vitarelli	...	second unit director
Thomas Del Ruth	...	third assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Robert O. Cook

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sound supervisor

Special Effects by

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Eustace Lycett

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special effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Luster Bayless

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costumer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Evelyn Kennedy	...	music editor
Franklyn Marks	...	orchestrator
Jack Wadsworth	...	music editor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Walt Disney	...	presenter
William R. Koehler	...	dog trainer
Glenn Randall Jr.	...	dog trainer

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Walt Disney Productions

Distributors

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Buena Vista Distribution Company (1966) (United States) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1966) (Australia) (theatrical)
Triangel Produksjon A/S (1966) (Norway) (theatrical)
Walt Disney Pictures (1966) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Walt Disney Pictures (1967) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Walt Disney Productions (1967) (France) (theatrical)
Walt Disney Pictures (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1968) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1970) (India) (theatrical)
Disney Channel (1983) (United States) (tv) (as The Disney Channel)
Audio Visual Enterprises (1986) (Greece) (VHS)
Buena Vista International (Germany) (VHS)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
Buena Vista International (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
Walt Disney Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Disney+ (2019) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
Disney+ (2019) (United States) (video) (VOD)

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgement)
RCA (sound)

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Plot Summary	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. But at the vet's, her husband Mark is talked into letting Danke wet nurse a Great Dane pup that's been abandoned by his mother. And Mark wants to keep the Great Dane. But Brutus has this problem: he thinks he's a dachshund and he's too big to be a lapdog. But when Fran ridicules Brutus one too many times, Mark's got a plan to prove to everyone (and Fran) that a great Dane can be far more than just an ugly dachshund. Written by Kathy Li Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	slimehouse great-dane dachshund speeding-vehicle siren-the-alarm See All (62) »
Taglines	A HAPPY HONEYMOON GOES TO THE DOGS!...When a Great Dane disguised as a Dachsie crashes the party! See more »
Genres	Comedy Family
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Australia:G Finland:S France:Tous publics India:U Japan:G Netherlands:AL (orginal rating) New Zealand:G Norway:7 Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Not Rated United States:Approved West Germany:6 (nf)

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Also Known As	4 Bassets pour 1 danois (France) Quatre Bassets pour un danois (France) Los perros de mi mujer (Spain) Quatre bassets pour un danois (Canada, French title) O Cãozinho Feio (Brazil) See more »
Runtime	93 min
Country	United States
Language	English Japanese
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.75 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (RCA Sound Recording) Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations	Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Brutus, the 'Ugly Dachshund', also appeared in another Walt Disney film, six years earlier as one of the Swiss Family Robinson's two guardian Great Danes, Duke. See more »
Goofs	Just over 43 minutes into the movie, when the dachshunds climb up on the bed with Fran, it is clear that one of the puppies is a male. Early in the movie, all of the dachshund puppies are said to be female. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into The Ugly Dachshund: Part 1 (1968). See more »
Soundtracks	Happy Birthday to You See more »
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? See more »

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