Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates is a 1956 American Western film produced by Walt Disney Productions. A prequel to Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier, it was thought of as a means to salvage revenue from Disney killing off the Davy Crockett character within the three program arc ending in the Alamo massacre, greatly diminishing the value that could have been derived from what surprisingly had exploded into a worldwide phenomenon. The feature film is an edited, repurposed and recut compilation of the last two episodes of the Davy Crockett television miniseries. Episodes from the miniseries with footage from the film include: Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race and Davy Crockett and the River Pirates. The film stars Fess Parker as Davy Crockett and Buddy Ebsen as Crockett's amiable sidekick. It tells of an untold story where Davy Crockett and Georgie contend with Mark Fink and deal with a gang of river pirates.

The film was shot in Morganfield, Kentucky. The release takes place prior to the events of the previous film, which consists of the first three episodes of the Davy Crockett miniseries.