The Apple Dumpling Gang

– A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumb..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1975
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumble upon a huge gold nugget. They join forces with two bumbling outlaws to fend off the greedy townspeople and soon find themselves facing a surly gang of sharpshooters.

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Producing Country:
USA
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The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Jul 1975

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Director:

Norman Tokar

Writer:

Don Tait (screenplay), Jack M. Bickham (book)

Main Actors:

Bill Bixby, Susan Clark, Don Knotts, Tim Conway

Plot:

Three orphaned siblings are forced upon confirmed bachelor Donovan (Bixby) in a 19th century boom town of Quake City, CA. After an earthquake shakes the area, the children find a large gold nugget worth tens of thousands of dollars. But their newfound wealth is causing more problems than it's solving, so they agree to "give" the gold to two bumbling outlaws (Knotts & Conway). But they only way they can get the gold is to steal it from the bank vault where it's being held for safe keeping.

Production:

Buena Vista

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
Metacritic:
59%