A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumble upon a huge gold nugget. They join forces with two bumbling outlaws to fend off the greedy townspeople and soon find themselves facing a surly gang of sharpshooters.

Don Knotts
as Theodore Ogelvie

Tim Conway
as Amos Tucker

Harry Morgan
as Homer McCoy

Bill Bixby
as Russel Donavan

Susan Clark
as Magnolia Dusty Clydesdale

David Wayne
as T.R. Clydesdale

Slim Pickens
as Frank Stillwell

John McGiver
as Leonard Sharpe

Don Knight
as John Wintle

Clay O'Brien
as Bobby Bradley
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It's Don Knotts and Tim Conway at the height of their careers...you can't ask for any better comedy...and this was before Disney sold their soul to the Devil... Bring a friend and enjoy the movie....
r96sk
Could've/should've been funnier, but <em>'The Apple Dumpling Gang'</em> is still an entertaining enough 100 minutes. I had a solidly good time with it, it never drags and has a few decent characters and a watchable plot to follow along. As noted, I think they were going for something way more amu...