Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- gentle
- witty
- family movie night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics generally found the film pleasant, fast-paced, and family-friendly, though many considered its Disney comedy formula predictable and overextended.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The criminal duo Amos Tucker and Theodore Ogelvie drive the humor through inept attempts to obtain the children's gold.
Three orphaned siblings are placed with confirmed bachelor Donovan, creating the film's central found-family dynamic.
Quake City, California and the gold-centered bank caper supply western conventions while the tone remains gentle and slapstick.
The children's large gold nugget causes their problems and motivates the plan to steal it from the bank vault.
Films like The Apple Dumpling Gang, and why
The Shakiest Gun in the West
family-friendly western comedy built around slapstick, orphaned children, and amiable frontier adventure
The Gnome-Mobile
gentle disney family entertainment combining bumbling criminals, comic misunderstandings, and old west escapades
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
children's western adventure with clean humor, found-family themes, and gold-driven mischief
Hot Lead and Cold Feet
broadly comic family western featuring incompetent outlaws and warm-hearted frontier characters
Movie Details
- Director
- Norman Tokar
- Release Date
- 1975-07-01
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (138)
Cast
- Don Knotts
- Tim Conway
- Harry Morgan
- Bill Bixby
- Susan Clark
- David Wayne
- Slim Pickens
- John McGiver
- Don Knight
- Clay O'Brien
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Apple Dumpling Gang about?
- A confirmed bachelor and three orphans join forces with two hapless outlaws in a gold-fueled frontier caper packed with gentle slapstick.
- What is The Apple Dumpling Gang like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Apple Dumpling Gang as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Apple Dumpling Gang violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Apple Dumpling Gang as mild.
- What did critics think of The Apple Dumpling Gang?
- Critics generally found the film pleasant, fast-paced, and family-friendly, though many considered its Disney comedy formula predictable and overextended.
- Which films are like The Apple Dumpling Gang?
- Films with a similar feel include The Shakiest Gun in the West, The Gnome-Mobile, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, and Hot Lead and Cold Feet.
- How long is The Apple Dumpling Gang?
- The Apple Dumpling Gang runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Apple Dumpling Gang?
- In United States, The Apple Dumpling Gang streams on Disney Plus.
