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OF PRODUCTION ACTIVITY WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS story of a Coast Guard ensign’s trials and tribulations with novice nauticals in California’s busy Newport Harbor and a trio of petty jewel thieves was recently previewed to rave reactions and should prove to be the perfect summer fare for family movie audiences everywhere. Produced by Ron Miller and directed by Norman Tokar from Arthur Julian’s script/ this fast-paced romantic comedy also features the laugh-making talents of Mickey Shaughnessy, Norman Fell, Wally Cox and Gil Lamb. “The Wild Country,” a rugged adventure story of the indomitable spirit that helped conquer the American West, stars Vera Miles, Steve Forrest, Jack Elam, Ronny and Clint Howard. Now in final stages of editing and scoring, the frontier saga was filmed almost in its entirety amid the towering and jagged Grand Tetons at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Robert Totten directed this Ron Miller production, slated for an early 1971 release. Bill Anderson will also be producing “The Million Dollar Duck” this summer on the Disney lot. This laugh-loaded tale of a family’s adventures with a pet duck that lays 14k golden eggs, based on Ted Key’s novel, “Mr. Webfoot Waddle,” is slated to go before the cameras the end of July. Vince McEveety will direct Roswell Rogers screenplay. Being readied for Fall production is “Scandalous John,” Bill Walsh and Don Da Gradi’s story of the misadventures of a modern-day Don Quixote who lives in the chivalrous western tradition and runs into all kinds of windmills along the way with his Sancho-Panza-like sidekick. Walsh will also produce this Technicolor adventure, to be filmed on location near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Arthur Julian is completing his first-draft script of “Chateau Bon Vivant,” another rib-tickling comedy skedded for winter filming by the Disney organization. Ron Miller and Bill Walsh will co-produce this story of a novice skier’s attempts to run a successful ski resort in the Swiss Alps, while trying to crack an international spy ring. Last but not least is the epic period western, “Paniolo,” to be filmed on the big island of Hawaii in the Spring of 1971. This story of a shanghaied Texan’s colorful exploits on an Hawaiian ranch during the days of King Kamehameha and Continued on Page 24 WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS presents "THE WILD COUNTRY" Starring: STEVE FORREST, VERA MILES, RONNY HOWARD, JACK ELAM and MORGAN WOODWARD BULL SESSION. . . Kate Tanner (VERA MILES) goes down fighting mad when she tries to rout a bull from her vegetable patch, in this scene from "The Wild Country." GO BETWEEN... Kate Tanner (VERA MILES) quickly steps in with a tight ear hold on son Virgil (RONNY HOWARD) when he goes after his brother Andrew (CLINT HOWARD) for accidentally spilling water that he has carted to their drought ridden farm, in this scene from "The Wild Country." Page 9