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The Case of the Elevator Duck

  • 1974
  • 17m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
15
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DramaShort

Young Gilbert lives in an urban apartment building. One day he discovers a duck in the building's elevator. Gilbert decides to keep the duck, but to keep his new friend secret from his mothe... Read allYoung Gilbert lives in an urban apartment building. One day he discovers a duck in the building's elevator. Gilbert decides to keep the duck, but to keep his new friend secret from his mother. But his mother suspects something is up. In the meantime, Gilbert uses his detective sk... Read allYoung Gilbert lives in an urban apartment building. One day he discovers a duck in the building's elevator. Gilbert decides to keep the duck, but to keep his new friend secret from his mother. But his mother suspects something is up. In the meantime, Gilbert uses his detective skills to find the owner of the duck in his no-pets-allowed apartment building.

  • Director
    • Joan Micklin Silver
  • Writers
    • Joan Micklin Silver
    • Polly Berrien Berends
  • Stars
    • Robert Lee Grant
    • Bee Jay
    • Jackie Torres
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    15
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    • Director
      • Joan Micklin Silver
    • Writers
      • Joan Micklin Silver
      • Polly Berrien Berends
    • Stars
      • Robert Lee Grant
      • Bee Jay
      • Jackie Torres
    • 1User review
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    Robert Lee Grant
    • Gilbert
    Bee Jay
    • Mama
    Jackie Torres
    • Rita
    Walter Grant
    • Gilbert's Friend
    Ruben Sotomayer
    • Julio
    • Director
      • Joan Micklin Silver
    • Writers
      • Joan Micklin Silver
      • Polly Berrien Berends
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    6boblipton

    You Know I'm Going To Ask 'Why A Duck?'

    Robert Lee Grant lives with his mother in the projects. They've just gotten in there. Pets are not allowed. So when he finds a duck in the elevator, he brings it home, hoping his mother won't find it. But she does, almost immediately. She gives him two days to get rid of it.

    It's amusingly written and directed by Joan Micklin Silver from a book by Polly Berends, and is an amusing two-reel short film. Ms Silver would go on direct other movies, mostly about urban life, like CROSSING DELANCY, although for the last few years of her life, she did a lot of TV movies. She died in 2020 at the age of 85.

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      Rita: What I said before, I'm sorry.

      Gilbert: That's alright.

      Rita: What you did for Julio and the duck, that was nice. Thank you.

      Gilbert: Us detectives run into all kinds of stuff like that.

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      • 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
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    • Language
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      • Learning Corporation of America
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