Snowball Express (1972)
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60% of users liked it
(1,160 ratings)
In this light-weight Disney family fare, Dean Jones plays Johnny Baxter, who -- along with his wife Sue (Nancy Olsen) and his two kids, Chris (Kathleen Cody) and Richard (Johnny Whitaker) -- decides to leave the New York City rat-race for the clean air and easy living of the Colorado ski country.… More In this light-weight Disney family fare, Dean Jones plays Johnny Baxter, who -- along with his wife Sue (Nancy Olsen) and his two kids, Chris (Kathleen Cody) and Richard (Johnny Whitaker) -- decides to leave the New York City rat-race for the clean air and easy living of the Colorado ski country. Baxter has inherited a decaying Gothic mansion and, with the love of his family and a little bit of money, he converts the old house into a popular ski lodge. While preparing his lodge for the tourists and ski bums, Baxter has to deal with a few plumbing problems, a scheming banker (Keenan Wynn), and a grizzled old miner (Harry Morgan). In typical Disney fashion, the plot culminates in a wild, slapstick snowmobile race. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Norman Tokar
- Written By
- Don Tait, Jim Parker, Arnold Margolin
- Genres
- Comedy, Kids & Family
G,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1972 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Joly Herman, Common Sense Media
Retro romp in the snow is more fun for parents than kids.
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Cast
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Dean Jones
as Johnny Baxter
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Nancy Olson
as Sue Baxter
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Harry Morgan
as Jesse McCord
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Keenan Wynn
as Martin Ridgeway
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Johnny Whitaker
as Richard Baxter
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Kathleen Cody
as Chris Baxter
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Alice Backes
as Miss Obelvie
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George Lindsey
as Double L. Dingman
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Michael McGreevey
as Wally Perkins
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Dick Van Patten
as Mr. Carruthers
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David White
as Mr. Fowler
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Mary Wickes
as Miss Wigginton
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John Myhers
as Mr. Manescue
- Joanna Phillips
