Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)

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Movie · Adventure, Family, Western · 1h 33m · Rated 6.4/10 on TMDB · Released May 25, 1955

Overview

Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Crockett and his friend George Russel fight in the Creek Indian War. Then Crockett is elected to Congress and brings his rough-hewn ways to the House of Representatives. Finally, Crockett and Russell journey to Texas and the last stand at the Alamo.

Directed by Norman Foster

Cast

• Fess Parker as Davy Crockett
• Buddy Ebsen as George Russel
• Basil Ruysdael as Gen. / President Andrew Jackson
• Hans Conried as Thimblerig
• William Bakewell as Maj. Tobias Norton
• Kenneth Tobey as Col. Jim Bowie
• Pat Hogan as Chief Red Stick
• Helene Stanley as Polly Crockett
• Don Megowan as Col. William Travis
• Mike Mazurki as Bigfoot Mason
• Nick Cravat as Busted Luck
• Hank Worden as Cave Bar Patron (uncredited)

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