A family leaves city life to take possession of a Wyoming ranch.A family leaves city life to take possession of a Wyoming ranch.A family leaves city life to take possession of a Wyoming ranch.
Ron Howard
- Virgil Tanner
- (as Ronny Howard)
Rance Howard
- Cleve
- (uncredited)
Larry D. Mann
- The Marshal
- (uncredited)
F. Ben Miller
- Shelby
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaFrank DeKova loved to sit in local restaurants and visit with kids during filming breaks in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He was very approachable for an actor.
- GoofsVirgil throws his hat at the bear cub, and then runs off without retrieving it when its mother starts chasing him, yet in the very next shot, the hat is back on his head.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Pet Set: Episode #1.39 (1971)
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They weren't all happy days...
A family moves from Pittsburgh to Wyoming to become farmers in the late 1800s. They face the expected amount of hardships, including a tornado and a murderous rancher. Wilderness family adventure movies are usually fun to watch. This one doesn't break any new ground, even for 1970, but it'll keep your attention. It's enjoyable even if it's stuff you've seen before. Steve Forrest and Vera Miles are the parents. He's for the pioneer life but she wants to move back to civilization. Ron Howard is the teenage son anxious to be a man. Clint Howard is the annoying little brother who likes to make pets of all the animals. Jack Elam is lots of fun as a goofy mountain man and Frank DeKova has another of his Indian roles he was known for. Dan Haggerty has a blink-and-you'll-miss-him background part. Surprisingly violent for a Disney movie. Tornado scene was very well done. Beautiful scenery is a plus. Worth checking out if you're a fan of such movies.
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- utgard14
- Sep 4, 2014
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.75 : 1
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