I’m excited to finally see this movie! It’s been on my ‘it’d be nice to watch’ list for a while and thanks to this project, I actually got around to watching it. For this project, I’m focusing on the story…
Westward Ho the Wagons! Movie Review (1956)
I’m not going to lie, I don’t think I even knew this film existed prior to this project. Maybe I noticed it when I was checking out Fess Parker’s IMDB credits but either way, I’m very glad I got the…
Secrets of Life Movie Review (1956)
This next film is a first for me with this project. It’s the 32nd film which means it’s the first film that I’m actually seeing for the first time since the official start of the DFP. I definitely had no…
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates Movie Review (1956)
Before fighting in the Creek Indian War, before Congress or the Alamo, Davy Crockett’s legend was growing with tales such as the two in this next film. For this project, I’m focusing on the story itself, including dialogue, character development,…
The Great Locomotive Chase Movie Review (1956)
During a university film class a few years ago, I watched Buster Keaton’s ‘The General’ that was inspired by the same event that this next film is based on. While Keaton’s film was a comedy, Walt Disney’s version is dramatic,…
The Littlest Outlaw Movie Review (1955)
Heading to Mexico for the first time since 1945’s The Three Caballeros, this next film became one of my delightful discoveries. I’d never seen it prior to this project and I’m so glad I had the opportunity. For this project,…
The African Lion Movie Review (1955)
There’s not really a Pride Rock in this next film but there are lions and warthogs and wildebeest. For this project, I’m focusing on the story itself, including dialogue, character development, any subplots, how a story presents itself, the speed…
Lady and the Tramp Movie Review (1955)
Grab a comfy blanket and a plate of spaghetti and meatballs for this next movie. The third of 4 animated movies from the 1950s, Lady and the Tramp tells one of the best kinds of love stories from the dogs’…
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier Movie Review (1955)
Combining the three original episodes of the ‘Davy Crockett’ mini-series into a feature-length film, this next movie is one that I have seen countless times. I grew up watching Davy Crockett’s adventures over and over again and have never tired…
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Movie Review (1954)
A journey beneath the waves is the setting of the next film. I saw this film the first time when I was 12 and it has since become one of my favorite Disney films of all time. For this project,…
The Vanishing Prairie Movie Review (1954)
“Oh, give me a home, where the buffalo roam…” The tune for ‘Home on the Range’ is heard several times throughout this next film, suiting quite well with the location of the 2nd full-length True-Life Adventure. For this project, I’m…
Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue Movie Review (1954)
We’ve come to the last of the Richard Todd films for Disney. With this last adventure, we travel to the Scottish Highlands and then all the way to London, England. For this project, I’m focusing on the story itself, including…
