The Ugly Dachshund

The Ugly Dachshund is a 1966 Walt Disney Productions feature film starring Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette in a story about a Great Dane who believes he's a dachshund. Based on a 1938 novel by Gladys Bronwyn Stern, the film was written by Albert Aley and directed by Norman Tokar. The Ugly Dachshund was one of several light-hearted comedies produced by the Disney Studios during the 1960s.
Plot and cast

Fran Garrison (Suzanne Pleshette) loves her dachshund Danke and the dog's three puppies. One day, her husband Mark (Dean Jones) brings home a Great Dane puppy—the gift of veterinarian Dr. Pruitt (Charlie Ruggles)—and Mark names the dog Brutus. The dog grows up with Fran's dachshund puppies believing he is one of them. The dachshunds are mischievous creatures and lead Brutus through a series of comic misadventures with a policeman being chased up a tree, Mark's studio being splattered with paint, and a garden party being turned topsy-turvy. Fran wants Mark to remove Brutus from the house once-and-for-all but when Brutus saves her favorite puppy Chloe she changes her mind. Mark and Fran enter their dogs in a dog show with Brutus meeting others of his breed. He notices a female Great Dane and stands at attention. He goes on to win two blue ribbons. Brutus finally finds out what its like to be a Great Dane. Cast includes Kelly Thordsen as Officer Carmody, Parley Baer as Mel Chadwick, Robert Kino as Mr. Toyama, Mako as Kenji, and Charles Lane as a Judge.

Directed by Norman Tokar
Produced by Walt Disney
Winston Hibler
Written by Albert Aley
Gladys Bronwyn Stern (Novel)
Based on The Ugly Dachshund by
Gladys Bronwyn Stern
Starring Dean Jones
Suzanne Pleshette
Charlie Ruggles
Music by George Bruns
Cinematography Edward Colman
Editing by Robert Stafford
Studio Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by Buena Vista Distribution
Release date(s) February 16, 1966
Running time 93 minutes
Country United States
Language English