Directed by James NeilsonMy rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Walt Disney)
Vicar Patrick McGoohan preaches by day and smuggles rum by night, using the proceeds to pay back taxes for the poor. In smuggling mode, he wears a scarecrow mask and orders everyone around quite firmly. His main adversary is General Pugh, a stuffy soldier who stoops to burning and pillaging to find his man. The Scarecrow must outwit not only Pugh, but his own men who are tempted to turn him in for a reward. The 3-part television presentation is very episodic, though the recut theatrical version, Dr. Syn Alias the Scarecrow, is also included on the Disney Treasures release which may help alleviate that problem.
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