Davy Crockett (miniseries)

*Davy Crockett*
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	English
No. of episodes	5
Production
Producer	Bill Walsh
Cinematography	Charles P. Boyle; Bert Glennon;
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	December 15, 1954 –; December 14, 1955

Davy Crockett was a five-part serial which aired on ABC from 1954–55 in one-hour episodes, on the Disneyland series. The series starred Fess Parker as real-life frontiersman Davy Crockett and Buddy Ebsen as his friend, George Russell. The first three and last two episodes were respectively edited into the theatrical films Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (released in 1955) and Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956). This series and film are known for the catchy theme song, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett".

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