Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956
U
1h 21m

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Buddy Ebsen, Fess Parker, and Jeff York in Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)

Davy and his friends leave for New Orleans to sell some fur pelts.

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Classical Western Slapstick Adventure Comedy Drama Family Western

Davy and his friends leave for New Orleans to sell some fur pelts.Davy and his friends leave for New Orleans to sell some fur pelts.Davy and his friends leave for New Orleans to sell some fur pelts.

Director
- Norman Foster
Writers
- Thomas W. Blackburn
- Norman Foster
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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

2.5K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Norman Foster
Writers
- Thomas W. Blackburn
- Norman Foster
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Fess Parker

Davy Crockett
(archive footage)

Buddy Ebsen

George Russel
(archive footage)

Jeff York

Mike Fink
(archive footage)

Kenneth Tobey

Jocko
(archive footage)

Clem Bevans

Cap'n Cobb
(archive footage)

Irvin Ashkenazy

Moose
(archive footage)

Mort Mills

Sam Mason
(archive footage)

Paul Newlan

Big Harpe
(archive footage)

Frank Richards

Little Harpe
(archive footage)

Troy Melton

Hank
(archive footage)

Hank Worden

Fiddler
(archive footage)

Walter Catlett

Colonel Plug
(archive footage)

Fred Aldrich

Townsman
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

William Bakewell

Official at Keel Boat Race
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Townsman
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Douglass Dumbrille

Saloon Owner
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

George J. Lewis

Black Eagle
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Director
- Norman Foster
Writers
- Thomas W. Blackburn
- Norman Foster
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Trivia
The movie was made from two episodes of Disney's TV show spliced together and released as a profitable feature film. Walt Disney filmed his show in color even though few color TVs were being sold as yet. As a result, the Davy Crockett episodes could be turned into instant movies by stitching the episodes together.

Goofs
The move is set in 1810. Davy asks Georgie to charge up Old Betsy in the saloon. Davy got his rifle, Old Betsy, in the 1820's.

Quotes
[Crockett and Russel approach Fink as the Gullywhumper is secured to the boat landing]
Davy Crockett: Excuse me, mister? Which one of them fellers is captain of this boat?
Mike Fink: What did you say?
Moose: [laughing] He wants to know who the captain is!
[Fink smacks Moose]
Mike Fink: How long you bush-wackers been beating the backwoods? Why, everybody knows who the captain of the Gullywhumper is! It's me! Mike Fink, King of the River!
George Russel: Well, Captain, meet up with Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier.
Mike Fink: Davy Crockett, huh? Well, it sure is a small world. You're about a foot shorter than you oughta be.
George Russel: Don't worry, he's still a growin'.
Mike Fink: Yeah, like them yarns they keep spreadin' about him.
Davy Crockett: Mighty hard to live up to, sometime.
Mike Fink: Well, I don't have any trouble livin' up to mine. I am the original ringtail roarer from the thunder 'n lightnin' country! I'm a real snorter and a head buster! I can out-run, out-jump, out-sing, out-swim, out-dance, out-shoot, out-eat, out-drink...
Davy Crockett: Out-talk?
Mike Fink: Yeah, out-talk, out-cuss and out-fight anybody in the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers put together!

Alternate versions
UK version submitted to the BBFC in December 2003 is "re-edited" and runs 78 min.

Connections
Edited from Disneyland: Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race (1955)

Soundtracks
Ballad Of Davy Crockett
Words by Tom Blackburn
Words by Tom Blackburn

The King of the Wild Frontier meets the King of the River

The second Davy Crockett movie made from episodes of Disney's "Disneyland" television series. The first part has Davy (Fess Parker) and his comic relief sidekick Georgie (Buddy Ebsen) in a keelboat race with blowhard Mike Fink who calls himself the "King of the River." The second part continues from the first and deals with Crockett fighting river pirates Samuel Mason and Big & Little Harpe. It's a fun movie with a lot of action and humor. Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen are both great. The rest of the cast includes Kenneth Tobey, Jeff York, Clem Bevans, and Mort Mills. It's a beautiful-looking movie, with lovely scenery and filmed with that wonderful old-school Disney polish. Some cute songs in it, too. In addition to Crockett, some of the other characters, like Mike Fink and the Harpe brothers, are based on real people. Obviously this is no documentary so don't expect a history lesson. It's a fun movie that should appeal to the kid in all (well, most) of us. Definitely worth a look.