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The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.
Smith Wordes
- Nettie Bower
- (as Smitty Wordes)
Goldie Hawn
- Giggly Girl
- (as Goldie Jeanne Hawn)
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Did you know
- TriviaGoldie Hawn's film debut. Not only was it Hawn's first movie, but the movie set where she first met future longtime partner Kurt Russell. In a 2012 interview Hawn said, "I was 21 and he was 16 and I thought he was adorable, but he was much too young. And then years later we met up again and I liked him, and I remembered that I liked him very much when I first met him." Hawn and Russell reconnected around 17 years later at Russell's audition for the film Swing Shift.
- Quotes
Calvin Bower: There's a time to stand up for what you believe in and there is a time to join hands and work together.
- Crazy creditsThis film had its credits at the end. Although this is commonplace today, it was unheard of in most 1960s films, especially the ones produced by Disney until the early 1980s.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Disney Family Album: Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen (1985)
- SoundtracksThe One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Performed by the Bower Family
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
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The Bowers Go To Dakota
For purposes of abbreviation I'll just refer to this one of the longest titled films around as Family Band. It was one of the last attempts at an original musical from Hollywood, I can only think those two Julie Andrews films Star and Darling Lili that are both later and fall in that category.
The film refers to the Bower Family who have music in their blood as everyone plays an instrument and sings and dances. They are also opinionated politically, but their opinions do differ. Buddy Ebsen father of the clan is a Republican, but usually keeps it to himself as to not get into arguments with his father Walter Brennan who lives with them and is a dyed in the wool Democrat. Mother Janet Blair has a hard and fast rule, no politics be discussed when they enter the house. It's all saved for the barn where the kids also practice. In fact Brennan has whipped up a campaign song for Grover Cleveland in his re-election bid in 1888.
Listening to the pleas of John Davidson talking about the wonders of Dakota Territory, the Bowers move and eldest daughter Lesley Ann Warren is moved by Davidson as well romantically. But politics and the election of 1888 between Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison threaten everybody's happiness.
Family Band holds up well today as a fine family film and one gets a little history lesson thrown in for the bargain. The score written by the Sherman team of Richard M. and Robert B. contains no song hits, but its serviceable and the numbers are nicely staged. I'd highly recommend it for today's audience.
The film refers to the Bower Family who have music in their blood as everyone plays an instrument and sings and dances. They are also opinionated politically, but their opinions do differ. Buddy Ebsen father of the clan is a Republican, but usually keeps it to himself as to not get into arguments with his father Walter Brennan who lives with them and is a dyed in the wool Democrat. Mother Janet Blair has a hard and fast rule, no politics be discussed when they enter the house. It's all saved for the barn where the kids also practice. In fact Brennan has whipped up a campaign song for Grover Cleveland in his re-election bid in 1888.
Listening to the pleas of John Davidson talking about the wonders of Dakota Territory, the Bowers move and eldest daughter Lesley Ann Warren is moved by Davidson as well romantically. But politics and the election of 1888 between Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison threaten everybody's happiness.
Family Band holds up well today as a fine family film and one gets a little history lesson thrown in for the bargain. The score written by the Sherman team of Richard M. and Robert B. contains no song hits, but its serviceable and the numbers are nicely staged. I'd highly recommend it for today's audience.
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- The Family Band
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- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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