Treasure of Matecumbe
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| Directed by | Vincent McEveety |
| Written by | Don Tait |
| Produced by | Bill Anderson Ron Miller |
| Starring | Johnny Doran Billy Atmore Robert Foxworth Joan Hackett Peter Ustinov Vic Morrow |
| Cinematography | Frank V. Phillips |
| Edited by | Cotton Warburton |
| Music by | Buddy Baker |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Treasure of Matecumbe is a 1976 American family adventure film directed by Vincent McEveety and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was based on the novel A Journey to Matecumbe by Robert Lewis Taylor. The plot involves a boy (Johnny Doran) and his companion (Billy Atmore) who run away from home to hunt for treasure. The filming locations were in Danville, Kentucky, Sacramento River at Colusa, California and Walt Disney Golden Oak Ranch in California. The final scene at a beached shipwreck was filmed at Walt Disney World's Discovery Island.
Cast
- Johnny Doran as Davie
- Billy "Pop" Atmore as Thad
- Robert Foxworth as Uncle Jim
- Joan Hackett as Lauriette Paxton
- Sir Peter Ustinov as Dr. Ewing T. Snodgrass
- Vic Morrow as Captain Spangler
- Jane Wyatt as Aunt Effie
- Virginia Vincent as Aunt Lou
- Robert DoQui as Ben
- Mills Watson as Catrell
- Dub Taylor as Sheriff Forbes
- Dick Van Patten as The Gambler
- George Lindsey as Coahoma Sheriff
- John Myhers as Captain Boomer
- Logan Ramsey as Coley
- Valentin de Vargas as Charlie
- Jonathan Daly as Paxton Farrow
- Warde Donovan as Sheriff Coffey
- James Brodhead as Groom
- John Steadman as Guide
- Rex Holman as Informant
- Clint Ritchie as Flatboat Leader
- Ken Lenard as Customer
- Brion James as Roustabout
- John Hayes as Mule Driver
- John C. Flinn III as Spangler's Men
- Louie Elias as Spangler's Men
- Richard Wright as Spangler's Men
- David S. Cass Sr. as Spangler's Men
External links
- Official website
- Treasure of Matecumbe at IMDb
- Treasure of Matecumbe at Rotten Tomatoes
- Treasure of Matecumbe at the TCM Movie Database
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Categories:
- 1976 films
- American adventure films
- American films
- 1970s adventure films
- English-language films
- Walt Disney Pictures films
- Films directed by Vincent McEveety
- Danville, Kentucky
- Films shot in Kentucky
- Films shot in Florida
- Films shot in California
- Films set in the 1860s
- Films based on American novels
- Films scored by Buddy Baker (composer)
- Treasure hunt films
- Adventure film stubs