The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

Name: The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Family, Western
Released: 08 Mar 1967
Rating: 6.50
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Pleshette, Karl Malden, Harry Guardino, Richard Haydn

To restore his family's lost wealth, a young Boston lad stows away on a ship bound for the California Gold Rush. When their very proper butler gives chase, all roads lead to nonstop adventure, wild and woolly characters, and a lucky punch that leads to a bonanza of belly laughs!

Year: 1967

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Family, Western

Studio: Walt Disney Productions

Director: James Neilson

Cast: Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Pleshette, Karl Malden, Harry Guardino, Richard Haydn, Hermione Baddeley

Crew: James Neilson (Director), Hal Gausman (Set Decoration), Bill Thomas (Costume Design), La Rue Matheron (Hairstylist), Emile Kuri (Set Decoration), John C. Chulay (Assistant Director)

Runtime: 108 minutes

Release: Mar 08, 1967

IMDb: 6.50/10 by 36 users

Popularity: 1

Country: United States of America

Language: English

Budget: 0

Revenue: 0

Keyword : based on novel or book, boston, massachusetts, stowaway, gold rush, gold mine, prizefight, 19th century

Comment

r96sk 2020, Jul 29

Just don't let Brian hear Stewie pronounce the title! 'The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin' is a strange one. From start-to-finish I never once cared for the actual premise to this, but unusually that actually isn't a negative as the film doesn't either! It's just one that is all about the adventure and it's certainly entertaining in that way, even if the supposed point of it does get lost almost completely. The casting is splendid. Roddy McDowall gives a very good performance in the titular role, while Suzanne Pleshette (Arabella), Bryan Russell (Jack), Karl Malden (Higgins) and Mike Mazurki (Ox) are all enjoyable too. The editing and humour is pretty solid as well, even if it does get a little weird in parts. I can't honestly rate this any higher, but it is a film I had a fairly fun time with - despite the earlier mentioned 'issues'. It's worth a watch. Lastly, if they ever remake this they gotta get Ioan Gruffudd in as Griffin, he'd be perfect. Not that I'm saying they should redo this, but you simply never know with film companies.