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| Davy Crockett and the River Pirates | |
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| Directed by | Norman Foster |
| Written by | Tom Blackburn Norman Foster |
| Produced by | Bill Walsh |
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| Cinematography | Bert Glennon |
| Edited by | Stanley Johnson |
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| Color process | Technicolor |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Film Distribution Co., Inc. |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates is a 1956 American Western film produced by Walt Disney Productions. A prequel to Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier, it was thought of as a means to salvage revenue from the blunder of Disney killing off the Davy Crockett character too soon within the three program arc ending in the Alamo massacre, greatly diminishing the value that could've been derived from what surprisingly had exploded into a worldwide phenomenon. The feature film is an edited, repurposed and recut compilation of the last two episodes of the Davy Crockett television miniseries.[1] Episodes from the miniseries with footage from the film include: Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race and Davy Crockett and the River Pirates. The film stars Fess Parker as Davy Crockett and Buddy Ebsen as Crockett's amiable sidekick.[2]
The film was shot in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois. The release takes place prior to the events of the previous film, which consists of the first three episodes of the Davy Crockett miniseries.
- ^ Chemerka, William R. (2011). Fess Parker: TV's Frontier Hero. BearManor Media. ISBN 9781593932107.
- ^ Anderson, Paul F. (1996). The Davy Crockett Craze: A Look at the 1950s Phenomenon and Davy Crockett Collectibles. R & G Productions. ISBN 978-0-9640338-1-8.