Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
| Davy Crockett and the River Pirates | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Norman Foster |
| Written by | Thomas W. Blackburn and Norman Foster |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Fess Parker Buddy Ebsen |
| Edited by | Stanley Johnson |
| Music by | Thomas W. Blackburn George Bruns |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release dates |  July 18, 1956 |
Running time | 81 min. |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates is a 1956 live-action Walt Disney adventure film starring Fess Parker as Davy Crockett. This film is an edited compilation of the fourth and fifth stories featuring the Davy Crockett from the Disney television series:
- Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race (first broadcast November 16, 1955)
- Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (first broadcast December 14, 1955)
Plot
Davy Crockett and Geore "Georgie" Russel are loaded with pelts as they make their way to the Mississippi River after a successful season of trapper. There they encounter Mike Fink, a blowhard keelboat captain who refuses to take them downriver. That evening, Fink gets Georgie drunk and convinces him to a keelboat race down the Mississippi with the season's pelts as wager.
Crockett uses his notoriety to put together a crew and the race begins. Overcoming numerous obstacals along with Fink's dirty tricks, Crockett wins the race but amiably waives his claim on Finks share of the wager. In gratitude, Fink agrees to take Crockett and Russel all the way down the river.
Along the way, the men pick up a traveling minstrel who unbeknowst to them is in league with local river bandits. Crockett and Fink discover that the river pirates are masquerading as Indians as they loot passing freighters from a riverside cave.
The men find their way into the lair, and in the ensuing battle several kegs of gunpowder are exploded, sealing the cave. The victorious heroes escape unscaved with the subdued villains in toe.
Cast
- Fess Parker as Davy Crockett
- Buddy Ebsen as George Russel
- Jeff York ... Mike Fink
- Kenneth Tobey as Jocko
- Clem Bevans as Captain Cobb
- Irvin Ashkenazy as Moose
- Mort Mills as Sam Mason
- Paul Newlan as Big Harpe
- Frank Richards as Little Harpe
- Hank Worden as Fiddler
- Walter Catlett as Colonel Plug
See also
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