Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Brief Synopsis
After competing in a river boat race, Davy Crockett and Mike Fink join forces to fight pirates.
Cast & Crew
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Norman Foster
Director
Fess Parker
Davy Crockett
Buddy Ebsen
George Russell
George Lewis
Black Eagle
Jeff York
Mike Fink
Walter Catlett
Colonel Plug
Film Details
Genre
Adventure
Sequel
Western
Release Date
1956
Production Company
Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 25m
Sound
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Synopsis
After competing in a river boat race, Davy Crockett and Mike Fink join forces to fight pirates.
Director
Norman Foster
Director
Cast
Fess Parker
Davy Crockett
Buddy Ebsen
George Russell
George Lewis
Black Eagle
Jeff York
Mike Fink
Walter Catlett
Colonel Plug
Paul Newland
Big Harpe
Frank Richards
Little Harpe
Mort Mills
Sam Mason
Kenneth Tobey
Jocko
Clem Bevans
Cap'N Cobb
Irvin Ashkenazy
Moose
Troy Melton
Dick Crockett
Hank Worden
Crew
Thomas W. Blackburn
Screenwriter
George Bruns
Music
George Bruns
Songs
Walt Disney
Producer
Norman Foster
Screenwriter
Bert Glennon
Dp/Cinematographer
Bert Glennon
Cinematographer
Stanley Johnson
Editor
Stanley E Johnson
Editor
Ivan Volkman
Assistant Director
Carl Walker
Costumes
Bill Walsh
Producer
Videos
Movie Clip
Film Details
Genre
Adventure
Sequel
Western
Release Date
1956
Production Company
Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 25m
Sound
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Articles
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
After competing in a river boat race, Davy Crockett and Mike Fink join forces to fight pirates.
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
After competing in a river boat race, Davy Crockett and Mike Fink join forces to fight pirates.
Kenneth Tobey (1917-2003)
Born in Oakland, California on March 23, 1917, Tobey originally intended to be a lawyer before a stint with the University of California Little Theater changed his mind. From there, he went straight to New York and spent nearly two years studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse, where his classmates included Gregory Peck, Eli Wallach and Tony Randall. Throughout the '40s, Tobey acted on Broadway and in stock before relocating to Hollywood. Once there, Tobey soon found himself playing a tough soldier in films like I Was a Male War Bride and Twelve O' Clock High (both 1949); or a tough police officer in Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye and Three Secrets (both 1950). Such roles were hardly surprising, given Tobey's craggy features, unsmiling countenance and rough voice.
Needless to say, no-nonsense, authority figures would be Tobey's calling for the remainder of his career; yet given the right role, he had the talent to make it memorable: the smart, likeable Captain Hendrey in The Thing From Another World (1951); the gallant Colonel Jack Evans in the "prehistoric dinosaur attacks an urban center" genre chiller The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953, a must-see film for fans of special effects wizard, Ray Harryhausen; and as Bat Masterson, holding his own against Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957).
Television would also offer Tobey much work: he had his own action series as chopper pilot Chuck Martin in Whirlybirds (1957-59); and had a recurring role as Assistant District Attorney Alvin in Perry Mason (1957-66). He would also be kept busy with guest appearances in countless westerns (Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Virginian) and cop shows (The Rockford Files, Barnaby Jones, Ironside) for the next two decades. Most amusingly, the tail end of Tobey's career saw some self-deprecating cameo spots in such contemporary shockers as The Howling (1981); Strange Invaders (1983) and his role reprisal of Captain Hendry in The Attack of the B-Movie Monsters (2002). Tobey is survived by a daughter, two stepchildren, and two grandchildren.
by Michael T. Toole
Kenneth Tobey (1917-2003)
Kenneth Tobey, the sandy-haired, tough-looking American character actor who appeared in over 100 films, but is best remembered as Captain Patrick Hendry in the Sci-Fi classic, The Thing From Another World (1951), died on December 22nd of natural causes at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, California. He was 86.
Born in Oakland, California on March 23, 1917, Tobey originally intended to be a lawyer before a stint with the University of California Little Theater changed his mind. From there, he went straight to New York and spent nearly two years studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse, where his classmates included Gregory Peck, Eli Wallach and Tony Randall. Throughout the '40s, Tobey acted on Broadway and in stock before relocating to Hollywood. Once there, Tobey soon found himself playing a tough soldier in films like I Was a Male War Bride and Twelve O' Clock High (both 1949); or a tough police officer in Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye and Three Secrets (both 1950). Such roles were hardly surprising, given Tobey's craggy features, unsmiling countenance and rough voice.
Needless to say, no-nonsense, authority figures would be Tobey's calling for the remainder of his career; yet given the right role, he had the talent to make it memorable: the smart, likeable Captain Hendrey in The Thing From Another World (1951); the gallant Colonel Jack Evans in the "prehistoric dinosaur attacks an urban center" genre chiller The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953, a must-see film for fans of special effects wizard, Ray Harryhausen; and as Bat Masterson, holding his own against Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957).
Television would also offer Tobey much work: he had his own action series as chopper pilot Chuck Martin in Whirlybirds (1957-59); and had a recurring role as Assistant District Attorney Alvin in Perry Mason (1957-66). He would also be kept busy with guest appearances in countless westerns (Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Virginian) and cop shows (The Rockford Files, Barnaby Jones, Ironside) for the next two decades. Most amusingly, the tail end of Tobey's career saw some self-deprecating cameo spots in such contemporary shockers as The Howling (1981); Strange Invaders (1983) and his role reprisal of Captain Hendry in The Attack of the B-Movie Monsters (2002). Tobey is survived by a daughter, two stepchildren, and two grandchildren.
by Michael T. Toole
