The Unicorn in the Garden

"The masterwork of America's master humorist...now the greatest of all UPA miracle cartoons!"

1953 0h 7m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 44

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Synopsis

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A mild-mannered man repeatedly sees a unicorn in his garden, but his domineering wife refuses to believe him and threatens to have him committed.

“The masterwork of America's master humorist...now the greatest of all UPA miracle cartoons!”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William T. Hurtz
Writers: James Thurber
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The masterwork of America's master humorist...now the greatest of all UPA miracle cartoons!".

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IMDB entry: tt0153448 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

William T. Hurtz directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
273 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Marketing tagline: "The masterwork of America's master humorist...now the greatest of all UPA miracle cartoons!".
5IMDB entry: tt0153448 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 7 min · 0h 7m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Unicorn in the Garden (1953)

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CinemaSerf2024-02-16
★ 7/10
This starts off as a cheery and colourful animation that sees a gent sitting at his breakfast table who glances out the window and sees a unicorn feeding on his roses! Astonished, he runs to fetch his rather over-bearing wife to tell her, but she's uninterested and thinks he's flipped his lid. It's there next time he goes to his garden and he even starts to bond with the creature. This time, his wife is convinced he's lost the plot so sends for the men in the little white coats! Thing is, her shrink "Dr. I. Ego" has other ideas as to who said what to whom and next thing, well you have to watch and see. It's of it's time, remember, so some of the 1950s language is a little inappropriate, but the twist at the end is well worth watching it for.

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