The Million Dollar Duck (1971)

Runtime: 89 minutes
Color: Color
USA Title: The $1,000,000 Duck

Genres: Comedy, Family

Directors: Vincent McEveety
Writers: Ted Key, Roswell Rogers
Cast: Dean Jones, Sandy Duncan, Joe Flynn, Tony Roberts, James Gregory, Lee Montgomery, Jack Kruschen, Virginia Vincent, Jack Bender, Billy Bowles, Sammy Jackson, Arthur Hunnicutt, Frank Wilcox, Bryan O'Byrne, Ted Jordan

To save it from being put to death, Professor Albert Dooley takes home a dumb duck from the research laboratory, which accidentally was exposed to X-rays. At home he discovers that it lays now golden eggs. Since he's broke all the time, his family welcomes this new source of income greatly, and tries to keep it secret. But their greedy neighbors become suspicious.

Fun Fact: 'The Million Dollar Duck' is one of three movies that film critic Gene Siskel walked out on during his professional career (the other two are horror film Maniac and comedy film Black Sheep.)

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