The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

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Confusion abounds when two incompetent outlaws trying to go straight are mistakenly identified as bank-robbing desperadoes in this shoddy Disney sequel to The Apple Dumpling Gang.  The pair of bumbling bandits find themselves in trouble with a sheriff, the cavalry, Indians and a rival gang. If ever there were outlaws that didn't inspire fear, these were those outlaws.

Private Jeff Reed and his boss Major Gaskill are in a spot of trouble because an evil Lieutenant wants to disrupt things at the nice, orderly cavalry fort they call home. Thank goodness for Amos and Theodore (Conway and Knotts) who inadvertently save the day. Unfortunately, the comedy is limp and slow-paced, and while the sequel has fragments of the original cast, it has no real panache.

Conway and Knotts re-teamed for a few more comedy features, including The Private Eyes in 1980.