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This film was a mainstay of late-afternoon television in the NYC area in the late-fifties, early-sixties, having been shown at least a half-dozen times or more. As an early teen at the time, I enjoyed watching it, especially after having built a Revell model of the Sikorsky helicopter featured so prominently. The brief sequences of jet fighters flying overhead just made it all the more entertaining to my young eyes. In those days, America could do no wrong, but regrettably, we would soon learn otherwise.

She was more famous as a TV game show panelist than Moss Hart ever was.

Disney Studios produced a plethora of memorable live-action movies in the 1950's. This one ranks near the top of the list, along with "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea". A very entertaining, and in many ways, a very accurate portrayal of the early days of our great nation. Walt died in 1966, well after the creation of "Disneyland" in Anaheim (his personal dream), but long before the entertainment empire we know today as https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/. I often wonder if Walt would appreciate what his legacy has become. I am thinking he would have much preferred to stick with Donald Duck and the historical perspectives portrayed in some of his later works.