The movie is about a slick gambler named Russell Donovan who is compelled to look after three precocious orphaned kids who eventually strike gold during the California Gold Rush and a mine belonging to the kids' late father is worth millions.
Everytime I see one of these antiseptic Disney films, I'm reminded of the thrills and genuine artistry that went into the studio's films during its golden age in the 1940s and 1950s.
Walt Disney started by making movies in which animated drawings played the parts of people or animals who stood for people. Later he turned to making movies in which people or animals play the parts of animated drawings.
Austin Chronicle
March 10, 2003
Few people remember anything about this movie apart from the hilarity generated by this scene-stealing duo.
A delightful cast of character actors helps the childish story, with Conway and Knotts beginning what would become a somewhat famous, but very simple-minded, film comedy duo.
The traditional ingredients of homely moralising, sentimentality and raucous slapstick are used sparingly, the dialogue is fairly bright, some visual gags are neatly executed.
