Apple Dumpling Gang, The (film)

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, …

Apocalypto (film)

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 …

Appearances (television)

Appearances (television) Unsold pilot for a television series; appearances are deceiving in the story of a “perfect” American family, at home and at work. Aired on NBC on June 17, 1990. 120 min. Directed by Win Phelps. Stars Scott Paulin, Wendy Phillips, Casey Biggs, Matt McGrath, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Hooks.

Apache Friendship (television)

Apache Friendship (television) Television show, part ten of Texas John Slaughter.

Apollo

Apollo God of the sun in the Pastoral segment of Fantasia.

Anything Can Happen Day

Anything Can Happen Day Wednesday on the 1950s Mickey Mouse Club.

Anwar, Gabrielle

Anwar, Gabrielle Actress, appeared in Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken (Sonora Webster) and The Three Musketeers (Queen Anne).

Anselmo, Tony

Anselmo, Tony Animator; joined Disney in 1980, and the current voice of Donald Duck, he apprenticed with Clarence Nash for three years and then took over after Nash’s death in 1985. He was named a Disney Legend in 2009.

Antarctica—Operation Deepfreeze (television)

Antarctica—Operation Deepfreeze (television) Television show, aired on June 5, 1957, continues Antarctica—Past and Present, with the efforts to explore Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year. Produced, directed, and narrated by Winston Hibler. The efforts to build bases at McMurdo Sound and Little America are chronicled.

Antarctica—Past and Present (television)

Antarctica—Past and Present (television) Television show, aired on September 12, 1956, begins with a history of attempts to reach the South Pole, and continues with the Operation Deepfreeze operation of the Navy. Directed and narrated by Winston Hibler. See also To the South Pole for Science for the third program in the Antarctica trilogy.