(c)1966, 1968, 1970 The Walt Disney Company

DVD Transfer 99 is a transfer of a VHS tape contains recordings of video dubs of two relatively obscure live-action Disney films along with much of the 1966 featurette "Winnie-the-Pooh and the Honey Tree". This was part of a group of tapes my parents received around late 1999; though most of the other videos they received were reused. This is one of a handful that was not taped over.

CONTENTS
1. The Boatniks (1970 Disney film directed by Norman Tokar {a frequent Leave It to Beaver director} involving a young Coast Guard ensign trying to win the heart of a young woman while grappling with jewel thieves and trying to escape the shadow of his war hero father. Cast features Stefanie Powers {late of "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." as April Dancer; later co-star of "Hart to Hart" as Jennifer Hart}; Robert Morse {who starred as J. Pierpoint Finch in the original 1961 Broadway and subsequent 1967 film version of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"; winning a Tony for the former and much later playing Bertram Cooper in "Mad Men"}; Phil Silvers ("The Phil Silvers Show" as Master Sergeant Ernie Bilko); Norman Fell (later co-star on "Three's Company" and spinoff "The Ropers" as Stanley Roper}; Mickey Shaughnessy {Sergeant Leva in 1953's "From Here to Eternity"; this marked one of his last film roles before Shaughnessy switched to television and nightclubs for the remainder of his life}; Wally Cox {best known as the title character on Mr. Peepers as well as the voice of Underdog}; Don Ameche {a Golden Age of Hollywood veteran who later moved to "The Bickersons" radio show; Ameche had a late career resurgence with roles such as Mortimer Duke in 1983's "Trading Places"; Art Selwyn in 1985's "Cocoon" [winning an Oscar for that role] and the voice of Shadow in 1993's "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey" [the last film released in Ameche's lifetime]}; Vito Scotti {Luigi Basco on the TV version of "Life with Luigi"; the voice of the Italian cat in Disney's "The Aristocats" the same year as this movie and Nazorine in 1972's "The Godfather"}; Joe E. Ross {co-starred with Phil Silvers on his show as mess sergeant Rupert Ritzik and Gronk in the short-lived "It's About Time"; later shifting to voice acting and comedy [Ross was one of the few non-black comedians to release comedy albums on the Laff Records label]}; Midori and Al Lewis {best known as Grandpa Munster on "The Munsters"})

2. The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (this 1968 Disney film, featuring music from the Sherman Brothers, is set in 1888 during that year's Presidential election; with the Bower Family Band being pulled by both supporters of incumbent Democratic President Grover Cleveland and Republican challenger Benjamin Harrison, especially given that one of the things at stake is whether the Dakota Territory would be admitted as one state or two. This film; possibly the last to be green-lit by Walt Disney himself, features a cast including Walter Brennan {winner of 3 Best Supporting Actor Oscars for 1936's "Come and Get It"; 1938's "Kentucky" and 1940's "The Westerner" as well as playing Amos McCoy in one of ABC's first real hits, "The Real McCoys" [which Brennan also co-produced]}; Buddy Ebsen {starring as Jed Clampett on "The Beverly Hillbillies" and later as the title character on "Barnaby Jones"}; John Davidson {later a singer; host of his own talk show and a regular panelist on the original version of "Hollywood Squares" before his best-known roles as co-host of "That's Incredible" from 1980-84 and hosting the 1986-89 "Hollywood Squares" revival}; Lesley Ann Warren {having played the title character in a 1965 TV musical adaptation of "Cinderella"; later playing Dina Lambert for the 1970-71 season of "Mission: Impossible" before moving mostly to made-for-TV films and independent projects. Warren and Davidson having previously played romantic roles in the previous year's "The Happiest Millionaire"}; Janet Blair {a big-band singer best known for her roles in 1942's "My Sister Eileen" and 1945's "Tonight and Every Night" along with playing Nellie Forbush in the 1950 touring production of "South Pacific" {that role being played in the 1958 film version by Mitzi Gaynor}; Kurt Russell {Russell, known in Disney lore for his name being the last thing written by Walt prior to his death, would be signed to a 10-year deal with the Mouse, making films such as 1969's "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" and follow-ups "The Barefoot Executive" {1971} and 1975's "The Strongest Man in the World"; later moving to the 1979 made-for-TV film "Elvis" kicking off a solid post-Disney career including projects such as 1986's "Big Trouble in Little China"; 1988's "Tequila Sunrise"; 1989's "Tango and Cash"; 1993's "Tombstone"; 1994's "Stargate"a and 2004's "Miracle"}; Richard Deacon {best known for his roles as Fred Rutherford in "Leave It to Beaver" and Mel Cooley in "The Dick Van Dyke Show"; Deacon was also a Disney regular at the time, including appearing in the original Mickey Mouse Club series "Annette"}; Wally Cox; Jon Walmsley {later known for his later role as Jason Walton on "The Waltons"}; Pamelyn Ferdin {best known for voicing Lucy Van Pelt in 1969's "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" and a handful of late 1960s-early 1970s Peanuts specials as well as Fern in 1972's "Charlotte's Web"; Ferdin shifted gears to become an animal-rights activist}; William Woodson {narrator of "This is Your FBI"; "Superfriends" and the opening of "The Odd Couple"} and {in a bit role} the big-screen debut of Goldie Hawn {Hawn; then a cast member of "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In", would move to bigger and better things in a hurry; winning a Best Supporting Actress and Golden Globe for the following year's "Cactus Flower"; later starring in projects such as 1980's "Private Benjamin"; 1984's "Protocol" and "Swing Shift" [the latter reuniting Hawn with Russell]; 1990's "Bird on a Wire"; 1992's "Death Becomes Her"; 1995's "Something to Talk About" [as a producer]; 1996's "The First Wives Club" as well as dabbling in music while actress Kate Hudson has followed in her mother's footsteps. Additionally; Hawn and Kurt Russell have been in a long-term relationship since 1983)

3. Winnie-the-Pooh and the Honey Tree (this 1966 short; the last short to be released in Walt Disney's lifetime, features narration by Sebastian Cabot and the voices of Sterling Holloway; Junius Matthews; Bruce Reithermann; Hal Smith; Howard Morris; Ginny Tyler; Dal McKennon; James McDonald and Grace Stafford. This is a partial recording; as the tape ran out during the recording)

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