Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- adventurous
- witty
- uplifting
- family viewing
- classic television night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Davy's settlement, local popularity, and election campaign contrast folk heroism with congressional politics.
Walt Disney Productions frames Davy Crockett and Andrew Jackson within a brisk, mythic television adventure.
Davy can defeat Big Foot Mason but finds himself ill-suited to the routines and compromises of politics.
The short Disney production combines frontier conflict, recognizable historical figures, and comic political lessons.
Films like Davy Crockett Goes to Congress, and why
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
family-friendly frontier adventure centered on a larger-than-life American folk hero
Johnny Tremain
Disney-produced historical adventure with an idealistic protagonist navigating civic responsibility
The Adventures of Robin Hood
lighthearted period adventure featuring a charismatic outsider confronting authority and social expectations
Movie Details
- Director
- Norman Foster
- Release Date
- 1955-01-26
- Runtime
- 53 min
- Rating
- 8.7 / 10 (3)
Cast
- Fess Parker
- Buddy Ebsen
- Basil Ruysdael
- William Bakewell
- Mike Mazurki
- Helene Stanley
Common questions
- What is Davy Crockett Goes to Congress about?
- A celebrated Tennessee frontiersman wins a local battle, enters politics, and discovers that Congress demands more than courage and charisma.
- What is Davy Crockett Goes to Congress like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Davy Crockett Goes to Congress as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Davy Crockett Goes to Congress violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Davy Crockett Goes to Congress as mild.
- Which films are like Davy Crockett Goes to Congress?
- Films with a similar feel include Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, Johnny Tremain, and The Adventures of Robin Hood.
- How long is Davy Crockett Goes to Congress?
- Davy Crockett Goes to Congress runs 53 minutes.
