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Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert Foxworth | ... | Jim | |
| Joan Hackett | ... | Lauriette Paxton | |
| Peter Ustinov | ... | Dr. Ewing T. Snodgrass | |
| Vic Morrow | ... | Spangler | |
| Johnny Doran | ... | Davie | |
| Billy 'Pop' Atmore | ... | Thad | |
| Jane Wyatt | ... | Aunt Effie | |
| Virginia Vincent | ... | Aunt Lou | |
| Robert DoQui | ... | Ben | |
| Don Knight | ... | Skaggs | |
| Mills Watson | ... | Catrell | |
| Dub Taylor | ... | Sheriff Forbes | |
| Valentin de Vargas | ... | Charlie (as Val DeVargas) | |
| Dick Van Patten | ... | The Gambler | |
| George Lindsey | ... | Coahoma Sheriff |
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Although Treasure of Matecumbe is listed as a theatrical film, it seems that it plays more like a couple of episodes from The Wonderful World of Disney.
The only reason to watch it is for Peter Ustinov who is having a great old time playing the traveling patent medicine man. This is his second film for Disney the first being Blackbeard's Ghost which was infinitely better.
Young Johnny Doran is told about a fabulous treasure hidden on Matecumbe island in the Florida Keys. He makes a Huckleberry Finn like journey on the river from Kentucky with a young black kid Billy Atmore who Doran's family would have recently owned. Along the way the two plucky lads pick up Robert Foxworth who is Doran's rascally Uncle Jim. Joan Hackett a young bride running from a hideous marriage and Ustinov.
Vic Morrow is the chief villain here leading a band of cutthroats seeking the Treasure of Matecumbe for themselves. Our intrepid band of five has more escapes from them and other villains than used to be in one of those old time movie serials. In fact Treasure of Matecumbe feels like one of them. Foxworth and Ustinov have two unbelievable escapes from certain death.
Morrow and his gang have an interesting fate in store for them which I won't reveal, but if you see the movie and think about its logical implications with the terminology used, it definitely isn't Disney type material.
For the juvenile trade and for fans of Peter Ustinov only.