The Apple Dumpling Gang
Wanted: For chicanery, skulduggery, tomfoolery and habitual bungling!
1975 | 100m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Norman Tokar |
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| Writer: | Jack M. Bickham, Don Tait |
| Staring: |
| A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumble upon a huge gold nugget. They join forces with two bumbling outlaws to fend off the greedy townspeople and soon find themselves facing a surly gang of sharpshooters. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 01, 1975 |
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| Director: | Norman Tokar |
| Writer: | Jack M. Bickham, Don Tait |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Western |
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| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $36,853,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Don Knotts | Theodore Ogelvie |
| Tim Conway | Amos Tucker |
| Harry Morgan | Homer McCoy |
| Bill Bixby | Russel Donavan |
| Susan Clark | Magnolia Dusty Clydesdale |
| David Wayne | T.R. Clydesdale |
| Slim Pickens | Frank Stillwell |
| John McGiver | Leonard Sharpe |
| Don Knight | John Wintle |
| Clay O'Brien | Bobby Bradley |
| Brad Savage | Clovis Bradley |
| Dennis Fimple | Rudy Hooks |
| Iris Adrian | Poker Polly |
| Fran Ryan | Mrs. Stockley |
| Bing Russell | Herm Dally |
| Olan Soule | Rube Cluck |
| Richard Lee-Sung | Oh So |
| Dick Winslow | Slippery Sid |
| Richard Farnsworth | Mover |
| Jim Boles | Easy Archie |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Norman Tokar | Director |
| Ray de Leuw | Editor |
| John A. Kuri | Set Decoration |
| Herb Taylor | Sound Supervisor |
| Buddy Baker | Music, Music Director |
| John B. Mansbridge | Art Direction |
| Jack M. Bickham | Book |
| Don Tait | Screenplay |
| Frank V. Phillips | Cinematography |
| Walter H. Tyler | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bill Anderson | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 6 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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It's Don Knotts and Tim Conway at the height of their careers...you can't ask for any better comedy...and this was before Disney sold their soul to the Devil... Bring a friend and enjoy the movie. ...
Could've/should've been funnier, but <em>'The Apple Dumpling Gang'</em> is still an entertaining enough 100 minutes. I had a solidly good time with it, it never drags and has a few decent characters and a watchable plot to follow along. As noted, I think they were going for something way more amu ... sing, especially with Theodore (Don Knotts) and Amos (Tim Conway) - who I liked watching, but they aren't overly funny. Bill Bixby (Donovan) and Susan Clark (Dusty) team up to strong effect, while Harry Morgan probably gives the best performance as McCoy. The villains are largely forgettable, though Slim Pickens is OK as Stillwell. Not much more to add in truth, except for acknowledging the nice set design. All in all, the film isn't anything incredible but I'd still very much recommend it.