The Ugly Duckling (1939) (1939)

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To borrow an Internet parlance: "The Ugly Duckling" hit me right in the feels.

A dialog-free retelling of the fable, 1939's "The Ugly Duckling" was actually the last Silly Symphony cartoon produced by the studio. It was also their second attempt at animating it. And it is a perfect nine-minute pantomime of the tale.

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