Menace On The Mountain (1970)

Set in Georgia in the waning days of the Civil War, a mother (Pat Crowley) struggles to hold her family together while her husband (Charles Aidman) is away at war. This includes fending off the unwanted attention from a brutal bushwhacker (Albert Salmi). Based on the novel by Mary Alice Hancock and directed by Vincent McEveety (FIRECREEK). Surprisingly decent effort from Disney that manages to avoid being cloying and providing some genuine tension. This being Disney however, the sexual threat of Salmi's thuggish bully against Crowley is downplayed even though he's upfront in his desire for her. A lot of the film falls on the shoulders of 14 year old Mitch Vogel as Crowley's son attempting to be the man of the house while his father is gone. Unfortunately, he's not a very strong actor so the movie suffers. With 7 year old Jodie Foster, Richard Anderson, Eric Shea, Dub Taylor and a scene stealing pig named Blossom.