Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates is a 1956 liveaction Walt Disney adventure film starring Fess Parker as Davy Crockett. It was shot in CaveInRock, Illinois. This film acts as a prequel to 1955s Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier and is an edited compilation of the fourth and fifth stories featuring the Disney television series Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett and George Georgie Russel are loaded with pelts as they make their way to the Mississippi River after a successful season of trapping and hunting in Kentucky. There they encounter Mike Fink, a blowhard keelboat captain who refuses to take them downriver, unless they pay a ridiculously high fee. That evening, Fink gets Georgie drunk and convinces him to keelboat race down the Mississippi with the seasons pelts as wager.Crockett uses his notoriety to put together a crew and the race begins. Overcoming numerous obstacles along with Finks dirty tricks, Crockett wins the race but amiably waives his claim on Finks share of the wager. In gratitude, Fink challenges Crockett and Russel in a keelboat race to New Orleans, Louisiana. ........

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