AUTOGRAPHED by DON KNOTTS 11x15 The Apple Dumpling Gang SIGNED Disney PRESSBOOK

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RARE - SIGNED by DON KNOTTS "The Apple Dumpling Gang" AUTOGRAPHED Walt Disney Productions 1975 PRESSBOOK.  The autograph was obtained in person at collectors show in Burbank, CA.  This rarely seen autographed press book would look amazing framed!
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Top corners are slightly curled.  Please see photos.
The Apple Dumpling Gang
is a 1975 American
comedy
-
Western
film directed by
Norman Tokar
. The plot is about a slick gambler named Russell Donovan (
Bill Bixby
) who is duped into taking care of a group of orphans who eventually strike gold. The film was produced by
Walt Disney Productions
.
The film is based on the 1971
novel of the same name
by
Jack M. Bickham
. Don Tait wrote the screenplay. The so-called "Apple Dumpling Gang" are named after their favorite American dessert treat, the
apple dumpling
. It is also known as being the first film to feature the comedy duo of
Don Knotts
and
Tim Conway
.
[3]
Knotts and Conway developed different styles of pulling off their comedy; Conway's characters were usually the less intelligent of the two, which made Knotts usually the brains of the group, though they were both equally inept.
Paul J. Smith
and
Buddy Baker
composed the music for it and its 1979 sequel,
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
. The song "The Apple Dumpling Gang", as heard in the opening and
closing credits
, was composed by Shane Tatum and was sung/performed by
Randy Sparks
and
The Back Porch Majority
.