A crippled boy, a desperate pigeon, and the most unlikely miracle Walt Disney ever sold.
A boy, Chad, confined to a wheelchair, raises pigeons, and they are the therapy that he needs to walk again, when he forgets his own troubles to try to save his favorite pigeon.
Production
Walt Disney's personal intro—he's literally selling you this
Practical Effects
Real pigeons, real wheelchair, zero budget for subtlety
Director
Walter Perkins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired as part of Walt Disney's 'Disneyland' TV series, making it essentially a 48-minute commercial for the theme park disguised as heartwarming content.
George Fenneman, the narrator, was Groucho Marx's straight man on 'You Bet Your Life'—imagine him keeping a straight face while describing pigeon emotions.
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