The scarecrow of romney marsh walt disney treasures limited edition tin scarecrow. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. This is an amazing 2 dvd set capturing all the magic of the original airing on tv in 1964 and the later release of the movie as a feature film for the uk audience. Syn, alias the scarecrow 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In eighteenth century england, the mysterious masked rider known as the scarecrow patrick mcgoohan leads a rebel band to save the town of romney marsh from king george iiis eric pohlmanns oppression and naval press gangs. Syn alias the scarecrow 1964 dvd for sale patrick mcgoohan disney set. The scarecrow of romney marsh to anyone who likes this kind of film. Syn alias the scarecrow 1963 part 1 opening credits. Mar 03, 2014 the scarecrow of romney marsh aka dr syn alias the scarecrow. Then one day he was asked by the retroist himself to come write for one of the most awesome sites on the internet. Syn alias the scarecrow the wonderful world of disney. A very entertaining adventure film about an 18thcentury smuggler and his masked gang marauding near the white cliffs of dover in southern england. Syn, alias the scarecrow, the featurelength film created from the tv episodes for release in england.
The movie is a pretty straightforward scarlett pimpernell zorro green hornet story of a masked vigilante who is a respectable part of society but is also secretly the wanted man. I saw it on tv back in the sixties and its great to be seven years old again. Syn patrick mcgoohan becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart king george iiis taxmen. Dr syn the scarecrow official website scarecrow of the. Syn, alias the scarecrow 1963 directed by james neilson. I am eternally grateful for his work, his legacy and his friendship. Syn, alias the scarecrow a disney movie based on the 1915 dr. Syn, childrens paradise, artists paradise, history of dr. Great family entertainment with patrick mcgoohan danger man, the prisoneras dr syn. A poor 18th century english coastal farming community survives the kings ruinous taxes thanks to a smuggling ring created by its masked leader called the scarecrow. Syn alias the scarecrow, and two additional documentaries. Syn alias the scarecrow dr syn the scarecrow of the. Syn alias the scarecrow for me even though there wasnt anything he hated more. It was filmed in britain as a feature film and actually released in the uk as a cinema film with much of the tv show cut out.
And so began the hardtoforget theme song to the scarecrow of romney marsh. Syn alias the scarecrow written by russell thorndike. A largely forgotten but excellent disney adaptation of russel thorndikes historical stories of dr syn, by day a quiet and godfearing local vicar. The scarecrow of romney marsh 1964 dvd is a film treasure you will enjoy over and over again, and it continues to dazzle 50 years after it was created. Dr syn, by night, feared scarecrow and leader of the smugglers and smuggling gangs of romney marsh. It screened past disney films and shorts, promoted newupcoming releases and park. Syn as a 75minute feature film, and to tie into that, they commissioned victoria crume aka vic crume to write a novelisation of the film for young readers.
P i wish that disney would put this classic film dr. Dr syn alias the scarecrow, scarecrow of the romney marsh, captain clegg, hero of the novels created by author russell thorndike. Probably the best known is the walt disney film made of the character which starred patrick mcgoohan in the title role, known either as the scarecrow of romney marsh or dr syn, alias the scarecrow. Walt disneys thrilling threepart adventure was produced for his wonderful world of color weekly tv show and aired.
Unfollow dr syn scarecrow to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The masks of the scarecrow of romney marsh blogs az. Syn alias the scarecrow, dr syn pirate and romantic.
It stars patrickprisonermcgoohan as dr syn an 18th century vicar who by night is the masked scarecrow who defends his oppressed villagers from the nasty tax collectors of the king a kind of 18th century superhero. He, as many of you know, was both a longtime business associate and very close friend. Syn, alias the scarecrow aka the scarecrow of romney marsh all rights belong to the walt. His favorite film is the adventures of buckaroo banzai across the 8th dimension. Syn, the local village vicar by day, and the scarecrow, a frightening masked smuggler by. This movie takes some pretty significant liberties with the source material, completely eliminating.
The author happily reported, im absolutely delighted with the treatment in the disney production. Walt disney thought the scarecrow was real plus a fact. The scarecrow of romney marsh was produced as a television miniseries by walt disney in 1964 and starred patrick mcgoohan. Congratulations to valkyrie films on making this classic piece of disney. They are doctor syn 1937, captain clegg 1962, and the scarecrow of romney marsh 1963. Syn alias the scarecrow mass market paperback january 1, 1975 by vic crume author. Syn, alias the scarecrow the title of the theatrical film released in 1963, aka the scarecrow of romney marsh the title of the three television episodes broadcast in 1964. Syn, the local village vicar by day, and the scarecrow, a frightening masked smuggler by night, robbing ships and thwarting the kings men. Syn alias the scarecrow aka the scarecrow of romney marsh. Syn the scarecrow of romney marsh dvd remains a disney classic and holds up well 50 years after its initial tv run. Syn makes its longawaited dvd debut in both its 3episode format and its feature film version titled dr.
With patrick mcgoohan, george cole, tony britton, michael hordern. I began this project in july 2000, and worked at it, on and off, until january 2003. Patrick mcgoohan, george cole, tony britton, kay cole, alan dobie, eric flynn. There have been 3 films made with the doctor syn character. Syn, alias the scarecrow aka the scarecrow of romney marsh. Belgium flemish title literal english title the man with two faces. Saturday night live cast season 2 i have loved snl from the very start in 1975. Outwardly, he is the model of upstanding citizenship and loyalty to an oppressive. Jul 26, 2012 then, to his surprise, he found there were actually likeminded individuals who were kind enough to visit the site. The scarecrow of romney marsh also known as doctor syn, alias the scarecrow is a threepart adaptation of russell thorndykes first doctor syn adventure, made for walt disneys wonderful world of color in 1964. This disney 2 dvd collection, the scarecrow of romney marsh tells the story of a late 1700s robin hood, dr. Based on the book, christopher syn, by russell thorndike and william.
Featurelength version released in cinemas in the united kingdom on december 12, 1963. This disney drama, originally broadcast as a threepart tv episode, tells the story of a vicars double life. Disc two features a segment about the british films that launched disneys liveaction feature film career. Welcome to the scarecrow of romney marsh costume page.
Special features include the original introduction by walt disney in both fullframe and widescreen for comparison, the featurelength release named dr. Mipps, and geoffrey keen as his nemesis, the unprincipled general pugh. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of dr. Syn, alias the scarecrow the scarecrow of romney marsh 1963 dvd 2disc set. Syn, alias the scarecrow with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Syn, alias the scarecrow is full of mcgoohans slyness and crackling dialogue, full of plotting and trickery. It starred parick mcgoohan as the title character, george cole as his number two mr. Disneys adaptation of the doctor syn novels by russell thorndike is something i. The scarecrow of romney marsh is a very entertaining 3 part adventure miniseries about a pastor who moonlights as a costumed smuggler to thwart the government of king george iii and help his. Dec 30, 2010 extract from a television showing circa 1990 of the early 1960s film starring patrick mcgoohan and many other british character actors of the time. This version was shown in europe as well as central and south america through 1966. The movie was only shown on american theatre screens in 1975.
Syn, alias the scarecrow 1963 patrick mcgoohan as dr. Patrick did his last interview, ever, for disneys dvd release of dr. I really wish that disney had made more films of the scarecrow for us scarecrow fans to enjoy. Christopher syn aka the scarecrow of romney marsh in dr. Claiming one of three spots in the series eighth wave, dr. Although basic by todays standards the quality of the film both visually and aurally is more than adequate and carries the story extremely well. Publication date 1975 topics adventure and adventurers, heroes and heroines publisher new york. All you have to do is have a netflix account and add it to your queue. His battle against the british soldiers, even the king himself is a legendary tale, portrayed by patrick mcgoohan who recently passed away. The scarecrow of romney marsh dvd 1964 for sale disney 2 disc special edition set patrick mcgoohan. Adapted from the script for the disney film, its obviously what today would be called a junior novel.
Syn, alias the scarecrow that was released theatrically in 1963 overseas and in 1975 stateside. Patrick mcgoohan did not receive an oscar nomination for portraying dr. Syn, alias the scarecrow aka the scarecrow of romney marsh all rights belong to the walt disney corporation uk release date. See more ideas about romney marsh, disney movies and world movies. The feature film version, dr syn, alias the scarecrow actually came. I would caution, though, to be careful as to where you purchase the film as from some places, the film is really expensive.
Syn, alias the scarecrow the scarecrow of romney marsh 1963 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. The swashbuckling dr syn aka the scarecrow is as great a masked righter of wrongs as zorro, batman and the rest of them. Its the kind of swashbuckler where people listen at door cracks or from behind walls, pretend to be sleeping when the guards come checking and the villains get to say great juicy lines like fail meand you are finished. Syn, doctor syn, captain clegg, smuggling in kent, day of syn, terry anthony, st. Syn, alias the scarecrow film theatrical version of the scarecrow of romney marsh television episodes. Syn alias the scarecrow the scarecrow of romney marsh is impossible to obtain from disney itself or from any legitimate retailer only three weeks after its release. Its a small book, but a fun one, and i thoroughly enjoyed it.
Syn, alias the scarecrow, the british theatrical version was released on a double bill with the sword in the stone, and ran during the 1963 christmas season advertised in the january 1964 issue of photoplay. I was one of the lucky ones that was able to buy it when it came out but i feal that disney needs to leave its petty prejiduces behind and get out of the vault and put this movie on dvd and a lot of there other great old movies. Published january 1st 1976 by pyramid first published january 1st 1975. Syn, alias the scarecrow patrick mcgoohan george cole tony britton 1962 english vicar dr. Dr syn alias the scarecrow paperback january 1, 1975 by vic crume author. Think againits actually walt disneys the scarecrow of romney marsh. Christopher syn became the basis for the 1962 disney production see below. Supposedly set in 1780, though internal details point to c. The rest of the cast was solid, too, as was the historical detailing, and the costumes and scenery were nicely done. Christopher syn by day and the fearsome scarecrow of romney marsh by nightis wonderfully portrayed by the great actor patrick macgoohan. A member of the disney movie club has to be really on the ball to buy dvds either right away or as a preorder. The scarecrow of romney marsh doctor syn alias the scarecrow.
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