Mr. Drake's Duck
The hilarious story of the duck that lays ATOMIC eggs!
1951 · 85 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy, Science Fiction
Mr. Drake and his wife live a nice, quiet life on their Sussex farm, until one of their ducks lays a radioactive egg made of uranium! When the government finds out about this, the Armed Forces storm onto the farm in a frantic search for the duck responsible.
Directed by Val Guest · Written by Val Guest
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Donald 'Don' Drake -
Yolande Donlan Penny Drake -
Jon Pertwee Reuben -
Wilfrid Hyde-White Mr. May -
Reginald Beckwith Mr. Boothby -
Howard Marion-Crawford Maj. Travers -
Peter Butterworth Higgins -
A.E. Matthews Brig. Matthews
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