Starring Merle Haggard, Jack Elam, Don Knotts, Clint Howard, Andy Griffith.
Summary:
Three features filled with family, friends and fun. From a wild river adventure in Huckleberry Finn, to the love between a boy and his dog in The Proud Rebel,and to the survival skills a boy learns living in the wilderness with a giant bear in Walking Thunder ́this is classic entertainment at its finest. HUCKLEBERRY FINN Always in a bind, Huckleberry Finn ( Ron Howard ) has learned to think on his feet. When his drunken father kidnaps him, Huck fakes his own death and escapes down the wild Mississippi. While on the run, Huck teams up with his old friend, Jim, a slave headed to free territory. Together they encounter every kind of adventure imaginabléfrom a hoax involving a pair of lying crooks, to hunters looking for the runaway Jim, and even a dangerous escapade with Huckleberry's pal, Tom Sawyer. THE PROUD REBEL After his son, David, goes mute following a tragedy, John Chandler combs the country in search of a doctor who can help him speak again. But when John must repay a debt to a female farmer, the Chandlers' trip is put on hold as they work in the fields alongside their talented and loyal sheep dog, Lance. When John receives news that a doctor may be able to help David, he is happy to find a cure but concerned about financing the trip. Now he must make the difficult decision between treating his son or preserving the friendship between the boy and his dog.WALKING THUNDER Jacob McKay is only 14 years old when his family heads West in 1850. Their journey is halted by a bear attack that destroys their wagon and forces them to set up camp in the Rockies, where they meet a medicine man and a mountain man. Jacob, inspired by their knowledge of the land, sets out to learn their ways. His new survival skills will be put to good use-especially with a giant bear called Walking Thunder on the prowl.
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