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The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.
Smith Wordes
- Nettie Bower
- (as Smitty Wordes)
Goldie Hawn
- Giggly Girl
- (as Goldie Jeanne Hawn)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGoldie Hawn's film debut. Not only was it Hawn's first movie, but the movie set where she first met future longtime partner Kurt Russell. In a 2012 interview Hawn said, "I was 21 and he was 16 and I thought he was adorable, but he was much too young. And then years later we met up again and I liked him, and I remembered that I liked him very much when I first met him." Hawn and Russell reconnected around 17 years later at Russell's audition for the film Swing Shift.
- Quotes
Calvin Bower: There's a time to stand up for what you believe in and there is a time to join hands and work together.
- Crazy creditsThis film had its credits at the end. Although this is commonplace today, it was unheard of in most 1960s films, especially the ones produced by Disney until the early 1980s.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Disney Family Album: Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen (1985)
- SoundtracksThe One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Performed by the Bower Family
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
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under rated classic
Back in the 60's two films from the Disney Studios featured newcomers John Davidson and Leslie-Ann Warren : The Happiest Millionaire and this one. When Milionare was released it didn't do well and only recently has been restored to it's full Roadshow version. That put a damper on other films to follow and this is one. It's too bad this one didn't come out first as in my opinion it's a better film. The story is more believable and human. Even though you have splendid sets and costumes in Millionaire you have the splendid exteriors here. The only real names in this are Buddy Ebsen and Walter Brennen, although Janet Blair is a name to some. They bring humanity to the roles they play and you don't have them mugging for the cameras like Fred MacMuray and Tommy Steele in the other.
Being a family of musicians there are more entertaining large numbers in this film, especially the one at the end that can be said to be the first time Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn appeared in a film together.
This film as also cut before the release but the VHS copy I have is 130 minutes, so I am hoping it is the full one. (This database lists it as 110 minutes)The only DVD I have seen is in full screen, so let's hope that the Disney vaults are opened again and a proper release of the original version is available to us.
Being a family of musicians there are more entertaining large numbers in this film, especially the one at the end that can be said to be the first time Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn appeared in a film together.
This film as also cut before the release but the VHS copy I have is 130 minutes, so I am hoping it is the full one. (This database lists it as 110 minutes)The only DVD I have seen is in full screen, so let's hope that the Disney vaults are opened again and a proper release of the original version is available to us.
- capricorn9
- Sep 1, 2006
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- The Family Band
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- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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