The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca (3 Oct. 1958)
"Disneyland" The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca (original title)

Wherever this man went--there was trouble. Death stalked him at every turn. Elfego Baca is "The man who couldn't be killed!" Incredible...but every astounding incident actually happened.

Director:

Norman Foster

Writer:

Norman Foster

Stars:

Robert Loggia, Robert F. Simon, Lisa Montell

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Robert Loggia	...	Elfego Baca
Robert F. Simon	...	Deputy Marshal Ed Morgan
Lisa Montell	...	Anita Chavez
Nestor Paiva	...	Judge
Leonard Strong	...	Zangana Martinez
Charles Maxwell
Robert Hover	...	Kim Spears (as Linc Foster)
Rico Alaniz	...	El Sinverguenza

Storyline

Wherever this man went--there was trouble. Death stalked him at every turn. Elfego Baca is "The man who couldn't be killed!" Incredible...but every astounding incident actually happened.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Adventure | Biography | Drama | Family | Western

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 1958 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

ABC originally broadcast this episode in black and white.

User Reviews

Adventurer, Gunfighter, Sheriff, Attorney...a Disneyfication of history, but still great fun

New York-trained actor Robert Loggia portrays real-life western hero Elfego Baca, "The Man Who Couldn't Be Killed"...and the unlikely match between performer and role turns out to be a sensational one. Loggia is adroit and convincing as a Mexican-American gunfighter for justice in Old West New Mexico, here making a citizen's arrest on a drunken gringo and gaining the ire of his buddies, who form a lynch-mob; Baca defends himself from the bloodthirsty gang for thirty-three legendary hours while holed up in a shack, eventually emerging unscathed and with a new awareness of how to go after injustice: by studying to become an attorney. Not a vivid recreation of history, but smart and appealing, with a clear-cut take on who the bad guys are and why they must be brought in (nothing is implied, but that's acceptable in this format). A shootout set in and around a hotel is noisy and extended for little purpose, and the supporting characters aren't really fleshed out (they're just mouth-pieces to set the plot in motion). However, charismatic Loggia cuts quite a figure in a star-making lead performance; he never forces his charm--nor his character's authority--and his deft, crafty touch makes Elfego Baca just as likable as another Disney hero from television, Don Diego Vega, a.k.a. Zorro.