The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979
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The Apple Dumpling Gang: Directed by Norman Tokar. With Bill Bixby, Susan Clark, Don Knotts, Tim Conway. Three orphan children strike gold in 1878 California.
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- Comedy, Family, Western
- Norman Tokar
- 1975-07-01
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Set in the Wild West in the year 1879, a slick gambler named Russell Donovan (Bill Bixby) comes to the town of Quake City en route to open a casino in New Orleans. In Quake City, Donovan meets his old associate, John Whintle. Whintle is leaving for San Francisco that night and asks Donovan to sign for valuables coming in on tomorrow’s stagecoach. D...
Bill Bixby - Russell DonovanSusan Clark - Magnolia Dusty ClydesdaleDon Knotts - Theodore OgelvieTim Conway - Amos TuckerThe film was a hit at the box office and was the most successful Disney film of the 1970s. In October 1980, it became one of the first Disney movies to be released on videocassette. It is also known as being the first film to feature the comedy duo of Don Knotts and Tim Conway. They developed different styles of pulling off their comedy; Conway's c...
In 1979, Knotts and Conway reprised their roles in the unsuccessful sequel The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again. Bill Bixby, Susan Clark, and the rest of the cast did not appear. Harry Morgan was the only other member of the cast to appear in it, although he plays a different character. Without the presence of Bill Bixby, Susan Clark and the three c...
During the final battle of Donovan and Frank Stillwell at the boat, Frank Stillwell's coughing after being saved from drowning by Donovan was reused from Jasper's coughing from 101 Dalmatians(1961).
A copyright renewal for the film was registered on April 1, 2003.A copyright renewal for the story it is based on was also registered in the U.S.
Oct 7, 2008 · The Apple Dumpling Gang turned out to be one of Disney's biggest all-time hits when it was released in the summer of 1975. With the perfect blend of comedy and adventure, there is something for people of all ages to enjoy.
- Norman Tokar
- Bill Bixby
Release Date: July 1, 1975. Genre: Classics, Comedy, Family, Western. The hilarity begins when a roving bachelor inherits three young orphans and a wealth of problems. When the youngsters stumble upon a huge golden nugget, they must fend off the greedy townspeople.
- Norman Tokar
- Bill Bixby
The Apple Dumpling Gang is a 1975 Disney live-action Western comedy film directed by Norman Tokar, based on the 1971 novel of the same name written by Jack M. Bickham. The story follows a group of orphaned children in 1879 California.
A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumble upon a huge gold nugget. They join forces with two bumbling outlaws to fend off the greedy townspeople and soon find themselves facing a surly gang of sharpshooters.
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