I fratelli Jack e Arabella Flagg versano in serie difficoltà economiche, dato che alla morte del nonno si sono ritrovati con molti debiti da pagare. Jack decide così di partire - nonostante i suoi dodici anni - per San Francisco. Arabella, disperata, spedisce sulle tracce del fratellino il fedele maggiordomo Griffin (che è segretamente innamorato di lei). Griffin riesce a rintracciare Jack, e insieme a lui una mappa che porta a una miniera d'oro...
Durata: 108 minuti
Data uscita 1967-03-08
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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.