Apple Dumpling Gang, The (film) In 1879, gambler Russel Donavan arrives in Quake City, California, always looking for a profitable poker game.  But despite his frequent losses he ends up with a shipment of valuables consigned to a local ne’er-do-well who has lit out for San Francisco. The “valuables”—the Bradley orphans Bobby, 12, Clovis, 7, …

Aquamania (film) Goofy cartoon; released on December 20, 1961. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. Nominated for an Academy Award, this cartoon looks at how boatsman Goofy and his son spend a weekend. When Goofy demonstrates the art of water-skiing, his son is so impressed he quickly gets them into a championship race, where Goofy has all …

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, …

Apocalypto (film) The story is set in the times of the turbulent decline of the once great Mayan civilization. Jaguar Paw is a young father eking out a meager existence in the rain forest as a traditional hunter. His idyllic existence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, which captures him only after he …