Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Family / Western

14
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 67% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 67% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 2702 2.7K

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Plot summary

Davy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River") in a boat race to New Orleans. Later, Davy and Georgie, allied with Fink, battle a group of river pirates trying to pass themselves off as Native Americans.

Director

Norman Foster Photo
Norman Foster

Top cast

William Bakewell Photo
William Bakewell
Douglass Dumbrille Photo
Douglass Dumbrille as Saloon owner
William Fawcett Photo
William Fawcett as Old Timer with Livestock
Paul Newlan Photo
Paul Newlan as Big Harpe
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569.37 MB
1204*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
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1.21 GB
1792*1072
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mmcglass-90045 8 / 10

I loved this movie as a kid...and as an adult!

Great Disney sequel to the first Disney movie on Davy Crockett. I enjoyed the characters, particularly Mike Fink, who gave the film a lot of humor. I particularly liked the scene when Mike Fink had to eat his hat after losing the keelboat race. Meaning, in Disney fashion, the "sort of" villain was actually a tough guy with honor. Of course, at the end, the King of the River and King of the Wild Frontier part as friends. Excellent plot, good story, good action and a lot of good humor.
Reviewed by MartinHafer 6 / 10

The first film is by far the best.

Like its predecessor, "Davy Crockett: Kinf of the Wild Frontier", this movie is actually a compilation of episodes of Disney's very popular "Davy Crockett" series on television. The show was so popular that folks filled theaters to see what already was on TV a year or so before! However, the timing of this episode is strange, in that Davy's death occurs in the prior movie!! I think in hindsight, Disney wishes they'd released "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates" first!The two episodes of the TV show that preceded it all are about Davy and his friend, Russell, on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in 1810. The initial portion of the movie is about Davy's bet with Mike Fink about who could get their river boat to New Orleans first. Then, with the help of Fink, they take on river pirates and have some adventures.The first film was by far the best and most realistic. This second one is more comical...especially since the murderous pirates never get around to killing any of Crockett's and Fink's crew...and vice-versa. Odd murderous pirates, I know. Also odd is that Crockett's death at the Alamo (in the first film) happened in 1836....and this film is set in 1810...yet Crockett and Russell both look exactly the same age in both movies! Kind of sloppy...but still enjoyable. Overall, not a great film by any estimation but a reasonably well made and likable one.
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