The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca and The Swamp Fox

 My favorite TV series Disney made was their historical fiction shows in the 50s and 60s.

 While Davey Crockett was probably their most famous historical show; Disney also made other shows such as; The Swamp Fox, Texas John Slaughter, and Elfego Baca.

 For this post I'm going to be talking about the two shows I'm most familiar with, "The Swamp Fox" and "The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca."

"The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca" (1958-1960)

 Based on the true story of Elfego Baca, (played by Robert Loggia), this series is one of my favorite westerns.

 The episodes were introduced by Walt Disney, and had a catchy theme song.

 The pilot episode tells the true story of when Elfego Baca held of eighty cowboys who fired 4,00 bullets in to the shack he was holding up in; and he wasn't even wounded.



 The series lasted for ten episodes, and most, if not all, of them can be found on YouTube. 


"The Swamp Fox" (1959-1961)


 Based on the true story story of Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion (played by Leslie Neilsen), "The Swamp Fox" is a really fun series.

 The series tells of how Francis Marion got his start as the swamp fox, and how him and his men conducted guerilla warfare against the British forces.


 The series lasted for eight episodes, and most, if not all, of them can be found on YouTube. 

 The episodes were also introduced by Walt Disney.

 I wrote this post for The 100 Years of Disney blogathon hosted by Silver Scenes.

 Click on the picture to get to the blogathon!

 DisneyBanner-ParentTrap


Comments

  1. Rebecca DenistonSeptember 24, 2023 at 11:39 AM

    Ah, this looks cool. I didn't know Disney did anything about the Swamp Fox.

    ReplyDelete
  2. The Metzinger SistersSeptember 29, 2023 at 6:00 PM

    These are two great shows! I have always enjoyed The Swamp Fox but a few years ago I saw Elfego Baca for the first time and fell in love with the character (and Robert Loggia's performance). I wish the studio would still make "heroic" shows like this for children. Thanks for spotlighting both of these for the blogathon!

    On a side note....congratulations on being one of the prize winners for our Disney giveaway! You can take your pick of any of the prizes except the Sleeping Beauty paperdolls (already claimed)...just drop us an email with your choice and we'll have your prize in the mail. :-)

    ReplyDelete
  3. JohannaOctober 1, 2023 at 8:37 PM

    Yeah, it's a pity they don't make more shows like this.

    I'm super excited about being a prize winner!! :) I'll email you my choice. :)

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

Image
  I am writing this post for The Umpteenth Blogathon Hosted by Essays from the Couch.   Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is classic musical about towns girl Millie (Jane Powell) who marries backwoodsman Adam Pontipee (Howard Keel) after a whirlwind courtship and goes to live with him and his six brothers on his farm.  Howard Keel sings "Bless Yore Beutiful Hide." Jane Powell sings "Wonderful, Wonderful Day."  Jane Powell sings "Goin' Co'tin'" and preform a fun dance number with the brothers.  The barn-raising dance is one of highlights of the movie.  The Brothers sing "Lonesome Polecat" and preform a ballet type number.  Howard Keel and the brothers sing "Sobbin' Women."  The girls sing "June Bride."  The brothers and the girls sing "Spring, Spring, Spring."  I  have seen this movie so many times so I thought it would be perfect for this blogathon; it is also the first musical I remember liking. Even ...
Read more

Double Agent (1987)

Image
   If there was anybody who know how to make a movie "so bad it was good" to perfection, it was Disney as this '80s spy film shows.  Veterinarian, Warren Starbinder, (Micheal McKean) lives a normal life with his wife, their two kids, and the family dog.    That all changes when he is convinced by Special Agent Vaughn (Loyd Bochner) to pose as his identical twin brother Jason Starr.  Soon Warren is trying to meet a contact, to get a secret document; all the while trying to avoid a thug and two KGB agents who are after him.   At first Warren doesn't believe that his brother was a spy till he's shown the spy gadgets in his apartment; because a man is not a secret agent unless he has cool spy gadgets in his apartment.  A secret agent must also have a fancy high-powered car with cool gadgets; a pack of licorice sticks instead of cigarettes, and a partner who just got of spy school, who is more of a hindrance than a help.  Of course no self respect...
Read more

Thursday Movie Picks / Oscar Winners: Best Original Score and Best Original Song

Image
 I am doing Thursday Movie Picks for the first time ever.  It is hosted by Wandering through the Shelves .     The theme for Thursday this week is Oscar Winners: Best Original Score and Best Original Song .  Ideally I should of posted this on Thursday, but I've been so busy I haven't had time to write anything till now. Best Original Score  Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) I love the score for this movie. It's very lighthearted and fun, and it suits the movie perfectly. The Sound of Music (1965)  The score for this movie is very good. It's one of my favorites.  Chariots of Fire (1981)  I think the score is one of the things that really make this movie. I love it. It's very moving and very good.   Best Original Song Swing Time (1936) ~ "The Way You Look Tonight"  I love this song, and it was the third song to win the Academy Award for Best Song. Holiday Inn (1942) ~ "White Christmas" This is a classic Christmas song, ...
Read more