Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
"NOW...on the MOTION PICTURE SCREEN!"
ThumbScore
👍 77%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 100%
(RT: 100%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Fess Parker as Davy Crockett
Buddy Ebsen as George Russel
Basil Ruysdael as Gen. / President Andrew Jackson
Hans Conried as Thimblerig
William Bakewell as Maj. Tobias Norton
Kenneth Tobey as Col. Jim Bowie
Pat Hogan as Chief Red Stick
Helene Stanley as Polly Crockett
Is Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier good?
Most people think so. 77% audience score, estimated from 123 TMDB ratings. Critics rated it higher at 100%, but audiences were less impressed.
Overview
Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Crockett and his friend George Russel fight in the Creek Indian War. Then Crockett is elected to Congress and brings his rough-hewn ways to the House of Representatives. Finally, Crockett and Russell journey to Texas and the last stand at the Alamo. Wikipedia ↗
