Davy Crockett (TV miniseries)

Davy Crockett
Crockett Goes to Congress
Genre	Adventure/Western
Written by	Norman Foster Thomas W. Blackburn
Directed by	Norman Foster
Starring	Fess Parker Buddy Ebsen Jeff York
Theme music composer	George Bruns Thomas W. Blackburn (lyrics) Edward H. Plumb (orchestration)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	5
Production
Producer(s)	Bill Walsh
Cinematography	Charles P. Boyle Bert Glennon
Distributor	Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	December 15, 1954 (1954-12-15) – December 14, 1955 (1955-12-14)

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. 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.

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.

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.