The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

8/3/1967 1h 48m 6.6/10

Overview

To restore his family's lost wealth, a young Boston lad stows away on a ship bound for the California Gold Rush. When their very proper butler gives chase, all roads lead to nonstop adventure, wild and woolly characters, and a lucky punch that leads to a bonanza of belly laughs!

Director

James Neilson

Top Billed Cast

Richard Haydn

Richard Haydn

Quentin Bartlett

Suzanne Pleshette

Suzanne Pleshette

Arabella Flagg

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Bullwhip Griffin

Harry Guardino

Harry Guardino

Sam Trimble

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Judge Higgins

Hermione Baddeley

Hermione Baddeley

Miss Irene Chesney

Reviews

r96sk

7/28/2020

7/10

Just don't let Brian hear Stewie pronounce the title! <em>'The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin'</em> is a strange one. From start-to-finish I never once cared for the actual premise to this, but unusually that actually isn't a negative as the film doesn't either! It's just one that is all about the adventure and it's certainly entertaining in that way, even if the supposed point of it does get lost almost completely. The casting is splendid. Roddy McDowall gives a very good performance in the titular role, while Suzanne Pleshette (Arabella), Bryan Russell (Jack), Karl Malden (Higgins) and Mike Mazurki (Ox) are all enjoyable too. The editing and humour is pretty solid as well, even if it does get a little weird in parts. I can't honestly rate this any higher, but it is a film I had a fairly fun time with - despite the earlier mentioned 'issues'. It's worth a watch. Lastly, if they ever remake this they gotta get Ioan Gruffudd in as Griffin, he'd be perfect. Not that I'm saying they should redo this, but you simply never know with film companies.

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