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The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

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The Apple Dumpling Gang stars Bill Bixby as Russell Donovan, a slick frontier gambler. In Runyon-esque fashion, he is compelled to look after three precocious oprhaned kids. He can't handle the responsibilities alone, so he agrees to an in-name-only marriage to hoydenish stagecoach driver, Magnolia Dusty Clydesdale (Susan Clark). Fortuitously, they discover that a mine belonging to the kids' late father is worth millions. This brings several disreputable characters into the storyline: bumbling

G, 1 hr. 40 min.

Western, Kids & Family, Comedy

Directed By: Norman Tokar

Written By: Jack M. Bickham, Don Tait

In Theaters: Jul 1, 1975 Limited

On DVD: Sep 2, 2003

Buena Vista

Cast

Bill Bixby
Russel Donavan
Susan Clark
Magnolia Dusty Clydesda...
Don Knotts
Theodore Ogelvie
Tim Conway
Amos
David Wayne
Col. T.R. Cyldesdale
Slim Pickens
Frank Stillwell
John McGiver
Leonard Sharpe
Don Knight
John Wintle
Clay O'Brien
Bobby Bradley
Brad Savage
Clovis Bradley
Stacy Manning
Celia Bradley
Iris Adrian
Poker Polly
Wally K. Berns
Cheating Charley
Jim Boles
Easy Archie
James Brodhead
The Mouthpiece
Pepe Callahan
Clemons
Dennis Fimple
Rudy Hooks
Richard Lee-Sung
Oh So
Bing Russell
Herm Dally
Fran Ryan
Mrs. Stockley
Joshua Shelley
Broadway Phil
Olan Soule
Rube Cluck
Dick Winslow
Slippery Kid
Arthur Wong Ngok Tai
No S'o
Dawn Little Sky
Big Foot
Tom Waters
Rowdy Joe Dover
Harry Morgan
Homer McCoy
Bill Dunbar
Fast Eddie Card Dealer

Critic Reviews for The Apple Dumpling Gang

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Walt Disney started by making movies in which animated drawings played the parts of people or animals who stood for people. Later he turned to making movies in which people or animals play the parts of animated drawings.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Richard Eder

New York Times

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Everytime I see one of these antiseptic Disney films, I'm reminded of the thrills and genuine artistry that went into the studio's films during its golden age in the 1940s and 1950s.

October 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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Rollicking Old West ride lassos some stereotypes.

December 18, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Heather Boerner

Common Sense Media

A delightful cast of character actors helps the childish story, with Conway and Knotts beginning what would become a somewhat famous, but very simple-minded, film comedy duo.

March 10, 2009 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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The traditional ingredients of homely moralising, sentimentality and raucous slapstick are used sparingly, the dialogue is fairly bright, some visual gags are neatly executed.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Time Out

Few people remember anything about this movie apart from the hilarity generated by this scene-stealing duo.

March 10, 2003 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

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One of the best Disney movies of the decade. It's more of a family movie than just a kids movie. I especially loved Bixby in this movie, he's cute. This movie is fun, humourous, and exciting too, kids and adults will enjoy it.

September 12, 2010