Leslie Nielsen before the airplane! A Disney rebel who made guerrilla warfare family-friendly.
Season 2 • Episode 2
LatestWith the help of the prisoners Mary Videaux freed, General Marion plots to steal horses from the British for his own Army.
The story of Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion, an American patriot who fought the British Tories using unusual methods, becoming known as “The Swamp Fox.”
Acting
Nielsen's pre-comedy gravitas—he plays it straight, literally.
Production
Disney's lavish backlot colonial America, swamp sold separately.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was part of Disney's 'Disneyland' anthology series, airing in chunks as serialized television—basically the original binge model.
Marion's historical reputation is complicated—some historians call him brutal to enslaved people and Indigenous fighters, which this sunny version definitely skips.
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