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Disneyland: The Mooncussers: Graveyard of Ships (1962)
One of Disney's better live action movies
The "Mooncussers" are land pirates who lure ships to their doom by setting up false signal lights, causing the ships to crash into a reef, where they can be quickly and profitably plundered. They cuss the moon because they can only work on dark, preferably stormy nights.
One the major shipping magnates sends his son to investigate a small town where they have lost several ships and cargos. He teams up with a boy from the local inn and the first mate of the most recent ship to fall victim to the mooncussers. Of course, the first mate is a former pirate himself, who recognized the technique and quickly took over as the leader of the local gang of mooncussers.
Nice Disney movie with an exciting horse race and a rousing brawl near the end.
Repo Man (1984)
Worst movie I have ever seen!
This movie has been called a cult classic, which usually means that some people love it and most people just don't get it. Well, I didn't get this one. As far as I could tell, there was no plot. The "story" just droned on and on, and then mercifully ended without ever telling us anything. Maybe I just missed the point, but I have never been brave enough to try it again.
Disneyland: Johnny Shiloh: Part 1 (1963)
Very good Civil War story
A thoroughly enjoyable story set during the American Civil War. Kevin Corcoran plays the title role of a Union drummer boy who runs away from home to join his hometown unit, even though he is too young to join legally.
He survives several battles, is promoted to Sergeant, gets captured by the Confederates and escapes back to his unit. He sees the horrors of war (at least as much as Disney will allow in a 1963 family movie)and learns that the enemy forces are made up of people who are just like the guys from his own unit.
A very nice, and surprisingly accurate movie.