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Walt Disney Treasures - Elfego Baca and The Swamp Fox - Legendary Heroes | 
| Actor: Treasures
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Category: DVD
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 13044
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 282 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.9 x 0.9
MPN: D40940D
ISBN: 0788860615
UPC: 786936292336
EAN: 9780788860614
ASIN: B000ATQYV0
Release Date: December 6, 2005
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| Editorial Reviews:
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After Davy Crockett scored a huge hit on TV and in theaters, Walt Disney looked for stories about other American heroes for Disneyland; among the ones he chose were Elfego Baca and Marion Francis, the Swamp Fox. Of the two, Elfego Baca, which ran for 10 installments from October 1958 through March 1960, is the more entertaining. Robert Loggia cuts a properly dashing figure as Baca, the New Mexico gunman who became a lawyer. In both capacities, he fought for justice and the spirit of the law, rather than its letter: If he found a law unjust--or inconvenient--he bent or ignored it to achieve his always honorable ends. Baca also stood out as a rare example of a Latino hero at time when Hispanics were rarely seen on American TV. Elfego Baca proved popular enough to be recut and released theatrically outside the United States. During the Revolutionary War, Colonel Francis Marion led a string of unconventional campaigns against the British in the Carolinas. His skill at staging raids, then vanishing into the trackless marshes earned him the title "The Swamp Fox." As Marion, Leslie Nielsen lacks Loggia's panache. He's also required to make rather heavy-handed speeches about the rightness of the American cause and its inevitable victory that bring the story to screeching halt. And he always seems to pick the most obtuse members of the British army as targets. Although The Swamp Fox ran for six installments, from October 1959 through January 1961, it was eclipsed by more exciting Disney Americana, notably Texas John Slaughter (1958-1961). (Unrated, suitable for ages 8 and older: violence, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
Description
Inspired by true life heroes, these are two of Walt's most exciting television shows, ELFEGO BACA and THE SWAMP FOX. Elfego Baca is a gunfighter (Robert Loggia) in the old west who changes his ways to become sheriff and then a lawyer. Elfego deals with rampaging cowboys, outlaws and more in this exciting series about law and order on the frontier. The Swamp Fox stars Leslie Nielsen (who starred in the classic film "Forbidden Planet," and would later become famous for the "Airplane" and "Naked Gun" movies) as Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion. This patriot fought the British using unusual methods, and became known as "The Swamp Fox." In this superb series, Marion matches wits with the Tories in a story of adventure and action. Bonus materials will include an interview with Robert Loggia, star of "Elfego Baca;" "Tales of Courage and Adventure" a featurette that examines the origins of these historical figures and the fascinating story of their lives, still frame galleries from these TV shows, and more. Introductions by Leonard Maltin.
CONTENTS
* Elfego Baca: Nine lives of Elfego Baca
* Four Down and Five Lives to Go
* Attorney at Law
* Swamp Fox: Birth of the Swamp Fox
* Brother Against Brother
* Tory Vengeance
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| Customer Reviews: Read 36 more reviews...
 Elfago Baca / Swamp Fox August 1, 2008
JJM (Nevada)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Rare find, interesting subject matter (They should print the rest of the Swamp Fox series)
 Shame on you, Disney July 24, 2008
T. Ramsey
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I ordered this DVD 2 days ago and then read the reviews here. Needless to say, I've canceled my order (thankfully it hadn't shipped yet). I don't understand Disney at all. Why put out such garbage as this edited collection, when it would be just as simple to put out a DVD with all the episodes? The marketing people at Disney need to go back to school, because (at the least the DVD group) doesn't get it at all.
Travesty! April 10, 2008
Bill B (California)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Too bad the designation "MGM" is already in use by a legitimate studio. Otherwise, I'd suggest Disney change its name to Money Grubbing Mongrels. It is inexcusable that these clowns [with apologies to all hard-working circus and other performers around the world] are attempting to foist upon the public a DVD set containing a mere three episodes of each of these series. Personally, I was looking for the Elfego Baca stories but would have been willing to pay a premium [within reason] if the Swamp Fox episodes were boxed together with them.
I realize that I am only adding to the already-voiced outrage and disappointment that is posted here. My hope is that if more will do the same, then perhaps this will become one more method by which we can get corporate Disney's attention and, ultimately, convince it to do the right thing by its long-suffering audience and release its many fine series as they should be... complete. Do justice to Robert Loggia, Leslie Nielsen, and everyone else who was involved with these projects.
Likewise, DVD releases of wide-screen motion pictures solely in pan-and-scan 4:3 aspect format is ludicrous and offensive. Disney, what ARE you thinking? This is a money-losing approach. You have flushed potential sales down the proverbial toilet. Sheer idiocy.
 Where are the rest? December 14, 2007
T. L...Settle (New Jersy)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Like everyone else I would like to see Disney put out The Swamp Fox and Elfago Baca as complete sets. I would also like to see Texas John Slaughter and Tonka. I watched these on TV with my sister when we were kids and would like to own them on DVD. Why does Disney have to be so hard headed? Obviously Disney doesn't care about us Baby Boomers. It's to bad Walt's not here anymore, he would put these sets out for us. Walt knew how to please his customers.
No excuses August 10, 2007
Kevin L. Johnson
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
As the narrator says, "take a break from reality". The Swamp Fox is classic Disney revisionist history, but it's still plenty of fun, especially if you can remember the original broadcasts in black and white. BUT, as other reviewers have stressed, the disk contains only the first three of the eight episodes. Episode three even has the trailer for episode four, but that's where it stops. For as long as this set has been out, it's clear Disney has no intention of releasing the remaining episodes. I recommend not purchasing this incomplete issue.
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