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The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

  • 1968
  • G
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.2K
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Lesley Ann Warren and John Davidson in The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.
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The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.

  • Director
    • Michael O'Herlihy
  • Writers
    • Lowell S. Hawley
    • Laura Bower Van Nuys
  • Stars
    • Walter Brennan
    • Buddy Ebsen
    • Lesley Ann Warren
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael O'Herlihy
    • Writers
      • Lowell S. Hawley
      • Laura Bower Van Nuys
    • Stars
      • Walter Brennan
      • Buddy Ebsen
      • Lesley Ann Warren
    • 26User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

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    Photos47

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    Top Cast27

    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • Grandpa Bower
    Buddy Ebsen
    Buddy Ebsen
    • Calvin Bower
    Lesley Ann Warren
    Lesley Ann Warren
    • Alice Bower
    John Davidson
    John Davidson
    • Joe Carder
    Janet Blair
    Janet Blair
    • Katie Bower
    Kurt Russell
    Kurt Russell
    • Sidney Bower
    Bobby Riha
    Bobby Riha
    • Mayo Bower
    Jon Walmsley
    Jon Walmsley
    • Quinn Bower
    Smith Wordes
    Smith Wordes
    • Nettie Bower
    • (as Smitty Wordes)
    Heidi Rook
    • Rose Bower
    Debbie Smith
    • Lulu Bower
    Pamelyn Ferdin
    Pamelyn Ferdin
    • Laura Bower
    Wally Cox
    Wally Cox
    • Mr. Wampler
    Richard Deacon
    Richard Deacon
    • Charlie Wrenn
    Steve Harmon
    • Ernie Stubbins
    Goldie Hawn
    Goldie Hawn
    • Giggly Girl
    • (as Goldie Jeanne Hawn)
    John Craig
    • Frank
    Jonathan Kidd
    • Telegrapher
    • Director
      • Michael O'Herlihy
    • Writers
      • Lowell S. Hawley
      • Laura Bower Van Nuys
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Goldie Hawn's film debut. Not only was it Hawn's first movie, but the movie set where she first met future longtime partner Kurt Russell. In a 2012 interview Hawn said, "I was 21 and he was 16 and I thought he was adorable, but he was much too young. And then years later we met up again and I liked him, and I remembered that I liked him very much when I first met him." Hawn and Russell reconnected around 17 years later at Russell's audition for the film Swing Shift.
    • Goofs
      Some of the names and birth orders of the children are wrong. The real names of the Bower children in order of birth are as follows: Rhoda Alice, Sidney, Mayo, Lucille, the twins Rose and Nettie, Quinn and Laura. In the movie Quinn is a boy but in real life Quinn was a girl.
    • Quotes
      • Calvin Bower: There's a time to stand up for what you believe in and there is a time to join hands and work together.
    • Crazy credits
      This film had its credits at the end. Although this is commonplace today, it was unheard of in most 1960s films, especially the ones produced by Disney until the early 1980s.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Disney Family Album: Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
      Performed by the Bower Family
      Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 25, 1969 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Disney's Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Family Band
    • Filming locations
      • Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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