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A forgotten animated western where Dale Robertson fights evil with a secret identity and questionable animation budgets.
TMDB
44
IMDb
53
Google
87

The Man from Button Willow (1965)

Saturday morning fever dreamDisney knockoff energyCowboy spy nonsense

Overview

AnimationWestern

In 1869, Justin Eagle lives on his ranch called "The Eagle's Nest" near the town of Button Willow, California. In addition to being a rancher, Juston is a trouble-shooter for the U. S. Government which calls for him to act as an undercover operative and thwart the forces of evil in the rapidly-growing West. He is sent to San Franciso to find missing U. S. Senaator Freeman, who has disappeared while fighting the efforts of Montgomery Blaine, a villain who has been, with the aid of his henchman, "The Whip," forcing settlers to sell their land to him, not knowing that the land is in the path of a proposed railroad, from Utah, that will link the western United States to the East. Senator Freeman is the leader of an effort to veer the railroad southward to bypass Blaine's land and, for his efforts, is kidnapped by Bliane's henchmen and shanghaied from the San Francisco waterfront. Justin Eagle's job is to find and return him safely.

Flag of USUS
Content warning
rancher
Manifest destiny's dark underbellyCorporate greed vs. public goodPerformative masculinityThe myth of the lone hero

Standout Aspects

Production

Bizarre hybrid of limited TV animation and theatrical ambition.

Best for:Solo: Ironically enjoying animation history's forgotten corners.·Background: Something weird playing while you fold laundry.
Heads up:Triggers: Casual 1960s ethnic stereotypes in San Francisco sequences.
D

Director

David Detiege

ReleasedApr 3, 1965
Runtime1h 21m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
United Screen Arts

Top Cast

Dale Robertson

Dale Robertson

Justin Eagle (voice)

Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan

Sorry (voice)

Barbara Jean Wong

Barbara Jean Wong

Stormy (voice)

Herschel Bernardi

Herschel Bernardi

The Captain / Saloon Man#1 (voice)

Ross Martin

Ross Martin

Andy Svenson (voice)

Pinto Colvig

Pinto Colvig

Abner Hawkins / Animal Sounds / Man on Trolly / Laughing Saloon Man (voice)

Clarence Nash

Clarence Nash

Senator Freeman / Mountain Lion (voice)

Verna Felton

Verna Felton

Mrs.Pomeroy / Mother / Lady on Trolley (voice)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was one of only two animated features produced by the small Eagle Films, which explains the janky, TV-budget animation stretched to theatrical length.

Cultural

Dale Robertson was a genuine TV western star (Tales of Wells Fargo), lending this oddity the same celebrity-voice gimmick later perfected by Disney—just way cheaper.

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