The Man from Button Willow
Appearance
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Directed by | David Detiege |
Written by | David Detiege |
Produced by | Phyllis Bounds Detiege |
Starring | Dale Robertson Edgar Buchanan Howard Keel Barbara Jean Wong |
Music by | George Stoll Robert Van Eps |
Distributed by | Eagle Films United Screen Arts |
Release date | April 3, 1965 |
Running time | 81 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Man from Button Willow is a 1965 American animated western film about the adventures of Justin Eagle, the first U.S. Government Agent.[2] It was released on April 3, 1965 in the United States.[3]
Production
According to the film's pressbook, Dale Robertson provided the original story and financed the film though his company United Screen Arts that released the film[4] as well as appearing in the live action prologue.
Voice cast
- Dale Robertson as Justin Eagle
- Edgar Buchanan as Sorry
- Howard Keel as Vocalist
- Barbara Jean Wong as Stormy
- Herschel Bernardi as The Captain, Saloon Man #1
- Pinto Colvig as Abner Hawkins, Animal sounds, Man on trolley, Laughing saloon man
- Ross Martin as Andy Svenson
- Cliff Edwards as Doc, The Whip
- Verna Felton as Mrs. Pomeroy, Mother, Lady on trolley
- Thurl Ravenscroft as Reverend, Saloon Man #2
- Shep Menken as Shanghai Kelly, Chinese Singer, Saloon Man #3, Conductor
- John Hiestand as Old Salt, Montgomery Blaine
- Clarence Nash as Senator Freeman, Mountain Lion
- Edward Platt as The Man in the Black Cape
- Buck Buchanan as News Boy, Boy
Original Songs
- "The Man From Button Willow" (Theme Song)
- "Excuse Me, Ma'am"
- "A Bright And Early Moring On The Farm"
- "By Golly"
- All Songs Written By George Bruns and Phyllis Bounds-Detiege
The Artists
- Written For the Screen and Directed By David Detiege
- Produced By Phyllis Bounds Detiege
- Music Composed and Conducted By George Stoll
- Additional Music By Robert Van Eps
- Art Director: Erni Nordli
- Film Editors: Ted Baker, Sam Horta, Ralph Ives
- Animators: Walt Clinton, John Dunn, Ed Friedman, Morris Gollub, Stan Green, Harry Holt, Ken Hultgren, Don Lusk, Amby Paliwoda, George Rowley, John Sparey, Don Towsley, Gil Turner, Benny Washam
- Layout: Bruce Bushman, Don Morgan, Tony Rivera
- Backgrounds: Ron Dias, Dick Kelsey, Thelma Witmer
- Scene Planning: Robert Brown, Buf Nerbovig, Jane Philippi, Kathrin Victor
- Xerography: Mindy Bagdon, Jim Goodnow, Ron Honthaner, Tom Ramsey
- Paint Supervisor: Auril Thompson
- Camera: Max Morgan
- Production Manager: Bill Redlin
- Score Orchestrated By Leo Arnaud, Albert Sendrey
See also
References
- ^ "IMdB: The Man from Button Willow (1965)". Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "The Man from Button Willow (tagllines)". Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 191. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ p.162 Beck, Jerry The Animated Movie Guide Chicago Review Press, 28 Oct 2005