Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier

1955
U
1h 33m

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Fess Parker in Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)

American frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.American frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.American frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.

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Fess Parker

Davy Crockett

Buddy Ebsen

George Russel

Basil Ruysdael

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Hans Conried

Thimblerig

William Bakewell

Maj. Tobias Norton

Kenneth Tobey

Col. Jim Bowie
(as Ken Tobey)

Pat Hogan

Chief Red Stick

Helene Stanley

Polly Crockett

Nick Cravat

Busted Luck

Don Megowan

Col. William Travis

Mike Mazurki

Bigfoot Mason

Jeff Thompson

Charlie Two Shirts

Henry Joyner

Swaney

Campbell Brown

Bruno
(as Colonel Campbell Brown)

Robert Booth

Congressman #2
(uncredited)

Eugene Brindel

Billy Crockett
(uncredited)

Benjamin Hornbuckle

Henderson
(uncredited)

Jim Maddux

Congressman #1
(uncredited)

Director
- Norman Foster
Writer
- Thomas W. Blackburn
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Trivia
Buddy Ebsen was going to play Davy Crockett until Walt Disney saw Fess Parker in Them! (1954). When he saw Parker, he said, "That's my Davy Crockett!"

Goofs
In his speech to the House of Representatives arguing against Jackson's expansion policies, Crockett uses the term "scalawags" twice. The term "scalawag" was not introduced until the 1840s, and was not widely used until after the Civil War, yet Crockett's speech was ostensibly between the years 1827 to 1835.

Quotes
Col. Jim Bowie: How many men did you bring?
Davy Crockett: Four, including myself.
Col. Jim Bowie: Four? Two acres of walls to defend. It'll take a thousand troops to man the garrison adequately. And I got less than two hundred volunteers.
Davy Crockett: Two hundred stubborn men can do a terrible lot of fighting.

Connections
Edited from Disneyland: Davy Crockett: Indian Fighter (1954)

Soundtracks
Ballad of Davy Crockett
Music by George Bruns
Lyrics by Thomas W. Blackburn (as Tom Blackburn)

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7/10

A major success for Walt Disney

The life of Davy Crockett is told in this popular Disney television series that introduces Fess Parker as the resourceful backwoodsman from Tennessee. Crockett's exploits as Indian fighter are detailed in the first part of the series as he and partner Georgie Russel save the soldiers from being wiped out by the Creeks in that Indian war. Crockett as a Congressman from Tennessee comprises the middle part which sets up the third and exciting finale as Crockett and friends battle the Mexican army in the famous battle at the Alamo. The Appalachians of North Carolina where the Creek War skirmishes were filmed show beautiful mountain vistas and add realism to this fine film story of an American legend.