Daniel boone movie 1956
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JJ: “The character of Allan Kenton brings to mind Daniel Boone biographers Ted Franklin Belue and John Mack Faragher.”
RW: “Actually, he is a conglomerate of authors Allan Eckert, Mark Baker and Ted Belue. I remember Allan telling me about his book ‘The Frontiersmen.‘ One of the studios, I think it was Warner Brothers, had optioned it. The book ends with the Battle of Thames and Simon Kenton being sent out to identify Tecumseh‘s dead body – the two men where good friends – and he tells them it’s another body because he knows they‘re going to desecrate it. Well, Allan Eckert gets the script, but in the script they have Simon Kenton shooting Tecumseh in the back. Allan throws the script down and starts cursing.
“Another writer is James Alexander Thom who ended up selling several of his books to Francis Ford Coppola‘s company. He said after he got the first script he went to his wife and said, ‘Honey, we‘d better get down on our knees and start praying right now that this movie never gets made.‘“
JJ: “Your film is about Hollywood‘s mistreatment of history. Daniel Boone is th
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Daniel Boone (1936 film)
1936 American historical film
Daniel Boone is a 1936 American historical film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien, Heather Angel, and John Carradine.
Plot
In 1775, American pioneer and frontiersman Daniel Boone leads thirty colonial families to Kentucky where they face two threats: Native American raiders led by renegade white Simon Girty, who opposes the colony; and the schemes of effete Stephen Marlowe to seize title to the new lands. Perils, battles, escapes, and a love interest round out the film.
Cast
Soundtrack
- Clarence Muse - "Roll on, Wheel" (Written by Clarence Muse)
- Clarence Muse - "Make Way" (Written by Jack Stern, Grace Hamilton and Harry Tobias)
- Chorus - "In My Garden" (Music by Jack Stern, lyrics by Grace Hamilton)
See also
External links
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The Making of Daniel Boone
Best-selling author and noted history professor Allan Kenton, is realizing a dream. His recent biography on the life of Daniel Boone is being made into a major motion picture. Long wary of H... Read allBest-selling author and noted history professor Allan Kenton, is realizing a dream. His recent biography on the life of Daniel Boone is being made into a major motion picture. Long wary of Hollywood's idea of historical accuracy, he has avoided selling off the rights until he can... Read allBest-selling author and noted history professor Allan Kenton, is realizing a dream. His recent biography on the life of Daniel Boone is being made into a major motion picture. Long wary of Hollywood's idea of historical accuracy, he has avoided selling off the rights until he can be convinced someone will do justice to his book and history. Producer Timothy Flint, con... Read all
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