The Ugly Daschund
Dean Jones stars in this live action Disney movie from the 1960s which would be a lot better but is tarnished by some inexcusable racism. The plot is pretty simple, a man doesn't like dachshunds, prefers Great Danes, and finally he has a Great Dane puppy of his own. The puppy grows up and causes a lot of mischief, not always his fault. Sometimes it's the fault of his sisters, who despite growing up together seem to have an intense hatred for him. At other times it's the fault of his human owners who do not have any situational awareness whatsoever or their guests who seem to panic at the idea of a large dog existing. The film has a great kinetic energy, and it's sort of a time capsule of 1960s exuberance. Then it is marred by having an unnecessary racist pair of characters who are Japanese, speak in a stereotypical accent and who think a large dog is in fact a lion. I think these scenes are not necessary to the film and could be removed without actually losing anything from the film and the film would play much better to Modern audiences. But who am I kidding? Very few people apart from myself will ever watch this movie nowadays. But I do tend to really enjoy this time. Disney filmmaking.
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