There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth as tonight I share three classic Disney movies - two from the 60s and one from 1972 - all majorly dogged thru the years. They may not have had the greatest reviews but I personally dig these and all three made money and were re-released thru the decades.
IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS (1962) - Disney's biggest star ever, the lovely Hayley Mills was twenty-one when she made this comedy- adventure about two children trying to find their kidnapped father. Some great early matte work here, the whole movie was filmed indoors. Plus, who can resist timeless Maurice Chevalier! 3.25 stars/5
BLACKBEARDS GHOST (1968) - You know, in retrospect I really think Dean Jones was a little underrated as an actor. He certainly had that charismatic face and was a natural comedic actor, The Love Bug being his most iconic. But the poor guy had his problems in the women department big time. Contracted by Disney twice, he's in a slew of their films, this one finds him playing a track team coach haunted by the ghost of Blackbeard (Peter Ustinov) Could have used 10-15 minutes of trimming but still an enjoyable one 2.5 star/5
SNOWBALL EXPRESS (1972) - Since its winter, here's another Dean Jones. He inherits a ski lodge and quits his job on impulse only to find out its a broken down wreck. Some cool location photography on this one, Harry Morgan co-stars. 3.0 stars/5
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