Re: Philmont & Films
David Edward 'Byrdman' Byrd, II (DEB3291@TNTECH.BITNET)
Wed, 17 Nov 1993 19:08:11 -0600
>Another good Boy Scout film (movie) was "Follow Me Boys" done
>by Disney and starring Fred MacMurray. It is "seldom" played on
>the TV networks...our PBS station can get it once and a while if
It has played on The Disney Channel before. The last time I recall
seeing it was in 1985 to coincide with the Jamboree, which, of course, was
during our 75th year. The Disney Channel Magazine said that was their way
of saluting the Boy Scouts on their anniversary.
>they are lucky...it is NOT available (thanks to the Disney archiving
>policies for their films) for purchase at any video store. So...I
>wonder why BSA doesn't talk to the Disney folks and offer such a film
>to scouts and scouters through their catalog???...certainly, it would
>make money for BSA and Disney and they can't say that there wouldn't
>be a goodly number in the market who would probably buy it.
Probably. I doubt a limited-edition release like Snow White or
Fantasia a few years ago would sell to people other than Scouts and
Scouters, but then again, who knows?
In Scouting,
David Byrd Bitnet: deb3291@tntech.bitnet
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