In 1869 Kentucky, a young boy and his friends set out to find a treasure chest hidden by his late father in the Florida Everglades during the Civil War.In 1869 Kentucky, a young boy and his friends set out to find a treasure chest hidden by his late father in the Florida Everglades during the Civil War.In 1869 Kentucky, a young boy and his friends set out to find a treasure chest hidden by his late father in the Florida Everglades during the Civil War.
Billy 'Pop' Atmore
- Thad
- (as Billy Attmore)
Valentin de Vargas
- Charlie
- (as Val DeVargas)
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Did you know
- TriviaScenes in the last act of this movie were filmed along the beach and swamp areas of Bay Lake on the Walt Disney World property in Florida. The dock, which flanks the former Discovery/Treasure Island, still exists.
- GoofsThe Dixieland style street music prominently introduced in the New Orleans is at least 30 or 40 years ahead of its time.
- Quotes
Lauriette Paxton: Something old, something new. If you want it Nannie, it's your's to chew.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Disney Dimanche: Episode #1.1 (1979)
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Treasure of Matecumbe is enjoyable Disney filler for kids and maybe some adults
This is one of those Disney flicks from the '70s that you may or might have enjoyed as a kid and while it retains some charm when you watch it as an adult, you notice some plot holes you didn't notice or were willing to overlook when you were younger. I'm 38 and this is my first time seeing Treasure of Matecumbe which I'd been meaning to watch for 20 years but somehow didn't get to. Anyway, it concerns two boys looking for a treasure in the Florida Keys. Along the way, they encounter a bride escaping from her husband to be, a medicine man, and an uncle of one of them as he's about to be lynched by the Ku Klux Klan! I'll stop right here and mention some of the players: Robert Foxworth, Joan Hackett, Peter Ustinov, Dick Van Patten, Dub Taylor, George 'Goober' Lindsey, and Jane Wyatt who died at 96 a couple of weeks ago, bless her soul. The plot is pretty entertaining though it takes a while to get going. Best sequences involve a hurricane and some pirates led by Vic Morrow. Like I said, this might be more enjoyable for kids than adults so watch it with them if you can.
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- Also known as
- Der Goldschatz der Matecumbe
- Filming locations
- Colusa, California, USA(Shot on the Sacramento River during scenes that take place on the Mississippi River.)
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- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
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