Title: The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Original Title: The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Year: 1968
Info
- Country: USA
- Length: 110 Minutes (1 hour 50 min)
- Budget: $4,000,000
- Genre: Music Family
- Studios: Walt Disney Pictures
- Distributor: Filmayer
- Age rating: U (Universal)
Release Dates
- United States: March 21 1968
Plot
Set in 1880 and with the Bower family as main characters, the movie tells the story of their family band and their participation in that year's political campaign. Supporting the democratic party and its representative Grover Cleveland, the Bowers will try to sing a rally song on his favor, but they end up moving to Dakota because it's the home of their eldest daughter's suitor. The eldest of the family, Grandpa Bower, causes great disturbance due to his democratic ideals, for everyone in Dakota supports the Republican party. The solution is trying to create two states, North Dakota and South Dakota, although Cleveland opposes to the plan to avoid presenting it before the Congress. In the end, Cleveland wins the popular vote but it's the Republican Harrison the one who takes the presidency due to the votes from the electoral college, making Dakota residents live in peace.
Cast
Director:
Quinn Bower
Mayo Bower
Joe Carder
Calvin Bower
Grandpa Bower
Alice Bower
Sidney Bower
Photos
Trivia
The last one from Walt Disney
'The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band' is the last movie in which Walt Disney actively participated before his death in December 15th, 1966.
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong sang two songs from the movie in 1968, including 'Ten Feet off the Ground'.
It never came to Europe
The movie never released in Europe, probably because of the ties of its plot to the United States political landscape.
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