
The Case of the Elevator Duck
1974-01-01 · 17 min · ★ 6.0
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 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.
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- Joan Micklin Silver
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- Learning Corporation of America
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- United States of America
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- Released
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