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It also stars [[Tim Conway]] and [[Don Knotts]] as a team of bumbling gangsters who try to steal the gold, but later are offered the gold by the children. The film also stars [[Susan Clark]] as the [[stagecoach]] driver who is forced to marry the gambler in an attempt for both of them to keep custody of the children; [[Harry Morgan]] as the [[sheriff]] who doubles as the [[barber]] and [[justice of the peace]]; and [[Slim Pickens]] as Knotts' and Conway's former boss who tries to kidnap both the children and the gold. |
It also stars [[Tim Conway]] and [[Don Knotts]] as a team of bumbling gangsters who try to steal the gold, but later are offered the gold by the children. The film also stars [[Susan Clark]] as the [[stagecoach]] driver who is forced to marry the gambler in an attempt for both of them to keep custody of the children; [[Harry Morgan]] as the [[sheriff]] who doubles as the [[barber]] and [[justice of the peace]]; and [[Slim Pickens]] as Knotts' and Conway's former boss who tries to kidnap both the children and the gold. |
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| File:Apple dumpling gang ver2.jpg Promotional movie poster for the film | |
| Directed by | Norman Tokar |
| Written by | Don Tait |
| Produced by | Bill Anderson |
| Starring | Tim Conway Don Knotts |
| Cinematography | Frank V. Phillips |
| Edited by | Ray de Leuw |
| Music by | Buddy Baker |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution Company |
Release dates |  July 1, 1975 |
Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
The Apple Dumpling Gang is a 1975 Disney film about slick gambler Russel Donovan (played by Bill Bixby) who is duped into taking care of a group of orphan children who eventually strike gold during the California Gold Rush.
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Jack Bickham. The eponymous gang is named after the American dessert, the apple dumpling. Buddy Baker composed the music for it and its sequel, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again.
Plot
It also stars Tim Conway and Don Knotts as a team of bumbling gangsters who try to steal the gold, but later are offered the gold by the children. The film also stars Susan Clark as the stagecoach driver who is forced to marry the gambler in an attempt for both of them to keep custody of the children; Harry Morgan as the sheriff who doubles as the barber and justice of the peace; and Slim Pickens as Knotts' and Conway's former boss who tries to kidnap both the children and the gold.
Cast
- Tim Conway as Gangster Amos Tucker
- Don Knotts as Gangster Theodore Ogelvie
- Harry Morgan as Sherriff Homer McCoy
- John McGiver as Leonard Sharpe
- Bill Bixby as Mr. Russel Donovan
- Susan Clark as Magnolia 'Dusty' Clydesdale
- David Wayne as Col. T.R. Clydesdale
- Slim Pickens as Frank Stillwell
- Dennis Fimple as Rudy Hooks
- Iris Adrian as Poker Polly
- Don Knight as John Wintle
- Stacy Manning as Celia Bradley
- Clay O'Brien as Bobby Bradley
- Brad Savage as Clovis Bradley
- Pepe Callahan as Clemons
Reception
The film was a hit at the box office. In October 1980, it became one of the first Disney movies to be released on video cassette. It is also known as being the first film to feature the comedy duo of Knotts and Conway. Knotts and Conway developed different styles of pulling off their comedy. Conway's characters were usually the dumber of the two, which made Knotts usually the brains of the group.
Sequel
In 1979, Knotts and Conway reprised their roles in the unsuccessful sequel The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again. Without the magic of Bixby, Clark, and the three children, the film was not a success. Knotts and Conway would team up for two more films together (both independent films), The Prize Fighter in 1979, and The Private Eyes (1981 film). They were also in Gus released in 1976, even though they did not share any scenes together (Tom Bosley) was Conway's foil in that movie).
