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.
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03/10/09
Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:4
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6/10
Synopsis: This Disney Western has roving bachelor Bill Bixby getting saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumble upon a huge gold nugget. They join forces with two... [More]
Reviews for Apple Dumpling Gang
1 - 8 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
The traditional ingredients of homely moralising, sentimentality and raucous slapstick are used sparingly, the dialogue is fairly bright, some visual gags are neatly executed.
06/24/06
No review available.
08/14/05
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.
05/09/05
Top CriticEverytime 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.
10/23/04
Top CriticNo review available.
03/22/04
No review available.
10/31/03
Few people remember anything about this movie apart from the hilarity generated by this scene-stealing duo.
03/10/03
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