Mister Drake's Duck 72 years old

The hilarious story of the duck that lays ATOMIC eggs!

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.

Credits

Mister Drake's Duck Cast

Name Character
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. He was 41, 90 years old when he died as Donald 'Don' Drake
Peter Butterworth He was 32, 59 years old when he died as Higgins
Jon Pertwee He was 32, 76 years old when he died as Reuben
Yolande Donlan She was 31, now 103 years old as Penny Drake
Reginald Beckwith He was 42, 56 years old when he died as Mr. Boothby
Howard Marion-Crawford He was 37, 55 years old when he died as Maj. Travers
Wilfrid Hyde-White He was 48, 87 years old when he died as Mr. May

Mister Drake's Duck Crew

Name Department
Jack E. Cox as Director of Photography. He was 55 (64) years old when He died Camera
Daniel M. Angel as Producer. He was 40 (88) years old when He died Production
Val Guest as Director. He was 39 (94) years old when He died Directing
Val Guest as Writer. He was 39 (94) years old when He died Writing
Bruce Campbell as Original Music Composer. He was 6 (now 65) years old Sound
Mister Drake's Duck poster
Mister Drake's Duck (72 years)

The hilarious story of the duck that lays ATOMIC eggs!

  • Release day: Friday, September 21, 1951
  • Runtime: 85 minutes