"Disneyland" Willie and the Yank: The Mosby Raiders (1967)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Michael O'Herlihy

Writer:

Harold Swanton (writer)

TV Series:

"Disneyland" (1954)

Original Air Date:

15 January 1967 (Season 13, Episode 16)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Western

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Corporal | Lieutenant | Sergeant | Independent Film | Character Name In Title

Cast

James MacArthur	...	Corporal Henry Jenkins
Nick Adams	...	Sergeant Gregg
Jack Ging	...	Lieutenant John Singleton Mosby
Kurt Russell	...	Private Willie Prentiss
Peggy Lipton	...	Oralee Prentiss
Donald Harron	...	General Edwin H. Stoughton
Jeanne Cooper	...	Ma Prentiss
James Callahan	...	Sam Chapman
Robert Sorrells	...	Private Starkey
L.J. Andre	...	Uncle Ferd
Michael Forest	...	General J.E.B. Stuart
Steve Raines	...	Sergeant Maddux
Michael Pate	...	Captain Blazer
Michael Kearney	...	Homer Prentiss
Robert Random	...	Private Lomax

Runtime:

79 min | USA:132 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

Although the film's opening credits list John Singleton Mosby's rank as Lieutenant, during the course of the film, he carries out his most famous act, the capture of Union General Edwin H. Stoughton. This action was done deep in enemy territory and was completed without a shot being fired. Mosby was quickly promoted to Major after the mission.

Not your usual Disney film

This film was a delightful surprise. Made within a year of the much more well-known "Shenandoah," and featuring similar characters and story line, this one has few of the historical gaffes and absurd assumptions of the more well-known Shenandoah. Further, the film is decidedly pro-Southern! Is there any question as to why this film is no longer in the catalog?