Davy Crockett, King Of The Wild Frontier

Walt Disney spliced together three episodes from his "Wonderful World of Disney" television show to create this unbelievably lucrative box-office hit that also ushered in the coonskin cap craze of the 1950s. A basic plot shows the rise of Crockett (pleasantly played by Fess Parker) from his days as an Indian fighter to his time in Congress, concluding with his death at the Alamo. At least audiences weren't gypped by the visuals, because the film was presented in widescreen Technicolor that was all but lost when originally shown on television. The theme song, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett," became a minor hit. Evidence that the Disney people did not expect Davy Crock...