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    Apple Dumpling Gang, The (1975)

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    Three orphan kids strike gold in California in 1878 in this better-than-average Disney romp. Meanwhile, a con man agrees to take possession of some property for a friend, unaware that the three orphans are included in the deal.

    Old West gambler Russell Donovan (Bill Bixby) wins more than he bargained for when he’s forced to care for the three rambunctious kids. Looking for help, he arranges a marriage of convenience to spunky stagecoach driver Magnolia Dusty Clydesdale (Susan Clark).

    The kids prove they may be worth more than it first seemed when gold is discovered in a mine they inherited. A discovery like this can’t go unnoticed for long, and soon the gold-crazy townspeople of Quake City are converging on the site.

    Knotts and Conway play Theodore Ogelvie and Amos Tucker, incompetent outlaws (the “Hash Knife Outfit”) with eyes on the gold but soft spots in their hearts for the kids.

    When rotten-to-the-core bandit Frank Stillwell (Slim Pickens) and his gang show up, Theodore and Amos side with the kids, leading to a slapstick showdown.

    The antics hit big with audiences, leading to an inferior 1979 sequel, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again.

    appledumplinggangRussel Donovan
    Bill Bixby
    Magnolia Dusty Clydesdale

    Susan Clark
    Theodore Ogelvie

    Don Knotts
    Amos Tucker

    Tim Conway
    Col. J.R. Clydesdale

    David Wayne
    appledumpling2Frank Stillwell
    Slim Pickens
    Homer McCoy

    Harry Morgan
    Leonard Sharpe

    John McGiver
    John Wintle

    Don Knight
    Bobby Bradley

    Clay O’Brien
    Clovis Bradley

    Brad Savage
    Celia Bradley

    Stacy Manning
    Rudy Hooks

    Dennis Fimple
    Clemons

    Pepe Callahan
    Poker Polly

    Iris Adrian

    Director
    Norman Tokar

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