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"Disneyland" The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 1 (1963)
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December 1963
(Season 10, Episode 17)
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Dr. Syn, a country priest leads a rebel band against the King's naval press gangs. Press gangs (impressment)...
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Press Gang
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Scarecrow
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Mask
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British
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Secret Identity
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Among the late, great Disney TV films
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Cast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | Patrick McGoohan | ... | Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow |
 | George Cole | ... | Mr. Mipps / Hellspite |
| Tony Britton | ... | Simon Bates |
| Michael Hordern | ... | Squire Thomas Banks |
| Geoffrey Keen | ... | General Pugh |
| Kay Walsh | ... | Mrs. Waggett |
 | Eric Pohlmann | ... | King George III |
| Patrick Wymark | ... | Joseph Ransley |
| Alan Dobie | ... | Mr. Frank Fragg - Prosecutor |
| Sean Scully | ... | John Banks / The Curlew |
| Eric Flynn | ... | Lt. Philip Brackenbury |
| David Buck | ... | Harry Banks |
| Percy Herbert | ... | Dover Castle Jailer |
| Robert Brown | ... | Sam Farley |
| Jill Curzon | ... | Katharine Banks |
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USA:129 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Disney funded the rebuilding of Old Romney Church, which doubled for Dymchurch.
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Referenced in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
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"The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" is among the last of the classic films that Disney Studios produced in the 1960s before its releases started their long slide downward into the 1980s. This was made for TV but was even better than some contemporary theatrical releases from Disney. It is tense, well-written and well-performed. It also excels as a period piece; the costumes and sets really take the viewer back to the southern English coast in the late 18th century. It also reminds us that Patrick McGoohan didn't hesitate to work for Disney at this time (in "Thomasina," too) in his usual sauve and understated but also intense way. If you ever find yourself shut in on a cold, rainy night this winter, no problem. Get the kids together, order some pizza and pop this gem into the VCR. You'll be pleased.