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Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier

  • 19551955
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  • 1h 33m
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Fess Parker in Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
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American frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.American frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.American frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.
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    • Director
      • Norman Foster
    • Writer
      • Thomas W. Blackburn
    • Stars
      • Fess Parker(archive footage)
      • Buddy Ebsen(archive footage)
      • Basil Ruysdael(archive footage)
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Norman Foster
    • Writer
      • Thomas W. Blackburn
    • Stars
      • Fess Parker(archive footage)
      • Buddy Ebsen(archive footage)
      • Basil Ruysdael(archive footage)
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    • 44User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Fess Parker
    Fess Parker
    • Davy Crockett
    • (archive footage)
    Buddy Ebsen
    Buddy Ebsen
    • George Russel
    • (archive footage)
    Basil Ruysdael
    Basil Ruysdael
    • Gen.
    • (archive footage)
    • …
    Hans Conried
    Hans Conried
    • Thimblerig
    • (archive footage)
    William Bakewell
    William Bakewell
    • Maj. Tobias Norton
    • (archive footage)
    Kenneth Tobey
    Kenneth Tobey
    • Col. Jim Bowie
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Ken Tobey)
    Pat Hogan
    Pat Hogan
    • Chief Red Stick
    • (archive footage)
    Helene Stanley
    Helene Stanley
    • Polly Crockett
    • (archive footage)
    Nick Cravat
    Nick Cravat
    • Busted Luck
    • (archive footage)
    Don Megowan
    Don Megowan
    • Col. William Travis
    • (archive footage)
    Mike Mazurki
    Mike Mazurki
    • Bigfoot Mason
    • (archive footage)
    Jeff Thompson
    • Charlie Two Shirts
    • (archive footage)
    Henry Joyner
    • Swaney
    • (archive footage)
    Campbell Brown
    • Bruno
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Colonel Campbell Brown)
    Robert Booth
    • Congressman #2
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Eugene Brindel
    • Billy Crockett
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Benjamin Hornbuckle
    • Henderson
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Jim Maddux
    • Congressman #1
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Norman Foster
    • Writer
      • Thomas W. Blackburn
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    • Trivia
      Buddy Ebsen was going to play Davy Crockett until Walt Disney saw Fess Parker in Them! (1954). When he saw Parker, he said, "That's my Davy Crockett!"
    • Goofs
      In his speech to the House of Representatives arguing against Jackson's expansion policies, Crockett uses the term "scalawags" twice. The term "scalawag" was not introduced until the 1840s, and was not widely used until after the Civil War, yet Crockett's speech was ostensibly between the years 1827 to 1835.
    • Quotes

      Col. Jim Bowie: How many men did you bring?

      Davy Crockett: Four, including myself.

      Col. Jim Bowie: Four? Two acres of walls to defend. It'll take a thousand troops to man the garrison adequately. And I got less than two hundred volunteers.

      Davy Crockett: Two hundred stubborn men can do a terrible lot of fighting.

    • Connections
      Edited from The Magical World of Disney: Davy Crockett: Indian Fighter (1954)
    • Soundtracks
      Ballad of Davy Crockett
      Music by George Bruns
      Lyrics by Thomas W. Blackburn (as Tom Blackburn)

    User reviews44

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    9/10
    Bad Grammar And Coonskin Caps - Those Were The Days!
    Wow, was this big stuff back in the mid '50s. I remember my little brother walking around with his coonskin cap on all day. This was exciting material back then, and when we were young boys. When we first saw this, it wasn't one film but three episodes on the weekly "Disneyland" TV program.

    Looking at it 50 years later was a bit disappointing, but I should have expected that. It looks so dated and the story ends so abruptly. However, it was still fun to watch, not just a piece of nostalgia.

    It's almost refreshing to see such a likable, old-fashioned, God-honoring hero on screen again. You certainly don't see a lot of that today.

    The grammar is so bad in here with Davy (Fess Parker) and his buddy "George" (Buddy Ebsen) and the expressions so country-corn pone that you can't believe some of the things you hear!

    The best part for us old codgers might be that Davy Crockett theme song. Tough to get that out of your head, once it's in there.
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    • Release date
      • May 25, 1955 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Dejvi Kroket
    • Filming locations
      • Qualla Indian Reservation, Cherokee, North Carolina, USA
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,150,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes

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