Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
| Movie | |
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| German title | Davy Crockett and the River Pirates |
| Original title | Davy Crockett and the River Pirates |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1956 |
| length | 81 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Norman Foster |
| script | Thomas W. Blackburn |
| production |
Walt Disney Bill Walsh |
| music | George Bruns |
| camera | Bert Glennon |
| cut | Stanley Johnson |
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Davy Crockett and the Pirates of the River is a 1956 American film directed by Norman Foster, starring Fess Parker . He treats part of the American story about the folk hero of the same name very freely . The outdoor shots were made in Cave-In-Rock in Illinois , the indoor shots at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California . In the Federal Republic of Germany, the film was released for the first time on October 3, 1957. The original is a series that was shot for American television. The film is essentially composed of two parts. As early as 1955, three parts of the television series were processed into a movie, see Davy Crockett, King of the Trappers . While the historical background was given a slightly larger space, the comic parts dominate the film from 1956.
action
Davy Crockett (Parker), who likes to be called "King of the Trappers ", is in Maysville , Kentucky , looking for a boat to take him, his buddy Russel (Ebsen) and the numerous skins that were captured last season to Natchez , Mississippi , runs up against difficulties: The loud-mouthed, although deeply good-natured "King of the Rivers" Mike Fink (York) demands too much money for a take away, and the old captain Cobb (Bevans) gets more because of constant Indian attacks on the boats did not involve any crew. That could change with Crockett, but he has to take care of other crew members in the community on the Ohio River . He succeeds, but while drunk, Russel takes on a daring bet against Fink: a keelboat race down to New Orleans , Louisiana . There would be a lot more money for the skins there, but the "Bertha Mae" Cobb's had no chance of winning against the more robust "Gullywhumper" of the rowdy captain. If Fink wins, he can keep Crockett's booty; in case of defeat he has to give up two barrels of whiskey. Despite a number of disadvantages and acts of mutual sabotage, the "Bertha Mae" can win because a farmer picked up on the last section of the route knows a shortcut through a swampy branch of the Mississippi.
Fink is so amazed at the outcome that he offers Davy and George his friendship. After the two trappers sell their booty in New Orleans, their new friend takes them upriver. He sets them ashore near the Chickasaw Indian camp . They want to get horses from their befriended redskins and ride on to their home in Tennessee . But to their surprise, both are received in an unfriendly manner by the Chickasaws, as the Indians are once again at odds with the white settlers. They accuse them of being in league with the notorious river pirates . In fact, however, the bandits around leader Samuel Mason disguise themselves as red skins, so that the boatmen and the authorities are lured on a wrong track. Davy and George want to keep the argument between white and red from escalating. To do this, they must put an end to the river pirates. When Mike Fink learns of the plan, he is enthusiastic and assures them of his help. Rumor has it that his boat has a lucrative load of gold on board. Word got around quickly, and soon Crockett and Fink found themselves surrounded by several canoes. Fierce fighting ensues, in which the western men gain the upper hand. The pirate leader manages to escape into his hidden cave, but there he dies in an explosion. Order is restored on the Mississippi, and Davy and George can appease their chief friend Black Eagle (Lewis) ...
criticism
“Scenes from the life of the Indian scout Davy Crockett, an American folk hero (around 1880). Western adventures entertaining in a naive and romantic way with humorous accents. Both films were compiled from episodes of a television series that Norman Foster directed under the title FRONTIERLAND for the Disney production. While the first film appears pieced together and strikes a harsh tone, the second is more self-contained and milder. "
Web links
- Davy Crockett and the River Pirates in the Internet Movie Database (English)