The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band | |
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Directed by | Michael O'Herlihy |
Screenplay by | Lowell S. Hawley |
Story by | Lowell S. Hawley Michael O'Herlihy |
Based on | The Family Band: from the Missouri to the Black Hills, 1881-1900 by Laura Bower Van Nuys |
Produced by | Bill Anderson |
Starring | Walter Brennan Buddy Ebsen Lesley Ann Warren John Davidson |
Cinematography | Frank V. Phillips |
Edited by | Cotton Warburton |
Music by | Songs: Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman Score: Jack Elliott |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $2,250,000 (US/ Canada)[1] |
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band is a 1968 American comedy musical western film from Walt Disney Productions. Distributed by Buena Vista Distribution, the film is based on a biography by Laura Bower Van Nuys, directed by Michael O'Herlihy, with original music and lyrics by the Sherman Brothers. Set against the backdrop of the 1888 presidential election, the film portrays the musically talented Bower family, American pioneers who settle in the Dakota Territory. The film stars Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren, John Davidson, and Goldie Hawn in her film debut.