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''Davy Crockett'' is a five-part serial which aired on ABC from 1954-1955 in one-hour episodes, on the ''Disneyland'' series. The series stars Fess Parker as real-life frontiersman Davy Crockett and Buddy Ebsen as his friend, George Russel. The first three episodes of the serial were edited together as the theatrical film ''Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier'' (1955) and rebroadcast in color in the 1960s, when the Disney program went to NBC.〔Dave Smith. ''Disney A to Z''. Disney Editions, 2006. 161.〕 This series and film are known for the catchy theme song, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett".〔 It was filmed in color at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at the Mountain Farm Museum adjacent to the visitor center at Oconaluftee, near Qualla Reservation's entrance and Janss Conejo Ranch, California.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Davy Crockett'' )〕 The final two episodes were edited together as the theatrical film ''Davy Crockett and the River Pirates'' (1956). It was filmed in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois.〔 Walt Disney Home Video released the two theatrical films on DVD as ''Davy Crocket - Two Movie Set'', on September 7, 2004. ==Episodes== The series began with "Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter" (December 15, 1954): Crockett seeks a truce with Indians who assaulted a military outpost. He and Russell fight in skirmishes under the command of Major General Andrew Jackson, portrayed by Basil Ruysdael. Along the way, Crockett kills a bear armed only with his knife. The second episode is "Davy Crockett Goes to Congress" (January 26, 1955): Crockett, with his companion Russel, travels to Tennessee, where he learns of the death of his wife, Polly Crockett, played by Helene Stanley. He wins a seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives and later the United States House of Representatives. The third episode is "Davy Crockett at the Alamo" (February 23, 1955): Crockett and Russel join a gambler named Thimblerig (Hans Conreid) on their trek to Texas, where they arrive to battle Mexico's General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at the fortress, the Alamo Mission. They see a bison stampede and watch a Comanche tribesman fall off his horse. Davy and Georgie nickname him "Busted Luck". Although Crockett and all the defenders perished at the Battle of the Alamo, two other segments followed. (Crockett's death is not actually shown; all we see is Crockett, the last survivor in the battle, on the parapet swinging his rifle at the oncoming hordes of Mexican soldiers. The picture fades and the flag of Texas is shown flying in the breeze as the male chorus reprises the last lines of "The Ballad of Davy Crockett".) In "Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race" (November 16, 1955), Crockett and Russel are fur trapping in Kentucky when they meet Mike Fink, known as the best boatman around and portrayed by Jeff York. Fink challenged Crockett to a keelboat race to New Orleans. In "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates" (December 14, 1955), the men pick up a traveling minstrel (Walter Catlett), who unknown to them is in league with local river bandits. On their way to get horses from friendly Chickasaw tribesmen, Davy and Georgie are kidnapped by a group of Chickasaws because white men have been murdering members of their tribe. Crockett and Fink discover that the river pirates led by Samuel Mason (Mort Mills) are impersonating Indians. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Davy Crockett (miniseries)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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