Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, The (film) Theodore and Amos, trying to quietly live down their checkered past as part of the Apple Dumpling Gang, find themselves caught up in still another series of hilarious misadventures. Major Gaskill will lose his command of Fort Concho if he cannot stop the raids on his supply wagons, and it is up to Theodore and Amos to bungle their way to a triumphant finale, breaking up a dastardly smuggling ring. Released on June 27, 1979. Directed by Vincent McEveety. 89 min. Stars Tim Conway (Amos), Don Knotts (Theodore), Tim Matheson (Pvt. Jeff Reid), Kenneth Mars (Marshal), Elyssa Davalos (Millie), Jack Elam (Big Mac), Robert Pine (Lt. Jim Ravencroft), Harry Morgan (Major Gaskill), Ruth Buzzi (Tough Kate), Audrey Totter (Martha Osten). The film was shot on location in Sonora, California; Kanab, Utah, and at the Disney Studio in Burbank. Released on video in 1981 and 1985.