Those Calloways

Inspiring characters
The Story: In a remote area of 1930's Vermont, a small town named Swiftwater is proud of their small town country atmosphere. They are happy behind the times and away from the hustle and bustle of big city life and tourism. All that changes when a traveling salesman discovers their town and the flocks of Canadian geese that fly over every year. He begins convincing the town they are sitting on a gold mine of hunter tourism potential. But he has to get past Cam Calloway (Brian Keith), a local trapper that many think is a crackpot for protecting the geese. His true friends think he is a hero as they know that if tourist sized groups of hunters move in they will lose their flocks.

The Calloway family lives out in the woods in conditions not that far from a frontier lifestyle on land owned by the local land baron, quick to throw anyone off their land for a penny short on a payment. He hopes the Calloway's are late on their mortgage since he has loggers that want the land. Cam...

Its a classic AND ITS WIDESCREEN TOO
If your into classic disney, then dont pass this one up. Brian Keith and Vera Miles are truly wonderfull in a very engaging saga of a family trying to establish a sanctuary for wild geese. I remember seeing it many years ago and was struck by the colorful cinematography as well as a truly wonderfull score by Max Steiner, I believe this was his one and only score he ever did for disney. Im happy to report that this film IS in widescreen.

A Disney favorite in Widescreen!
Thanks so everyone at Buena Vista Home Video for releasing this film in its original theatrical ratios. While there are no "extras" on this disc, the one "extra" that really counts -- the entire film as it was meant to be seen -- is there. Hopefully, this release (and the release of "The Absent-Minded Professor" in widescreen) signal a shift in Disney policies. After all, these older films, created by Walt himself, appeal to serious Disney collectors who want the option of viewing films in their original ratios. Dare we hope that future releases will also be available in widescreen?

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