![]() The Dakotans, particularly the feuding young couple, resolve to live together in peace. ![]() Before he leaves office, Cleveland grants statehood to both the two Dakotas, along with Montana and Washington, evening the gains for both parties. In the end, more ballots are cast for Cleveland, but Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison nonetheless wins the Electoral College vote and the presidency. The budding romance between Joe and Alice also suffers. Grandpa's actions result in family strife, including nearly costing Alice her position as the town's new schoolteacher. ![]() The Dakota residents are overwhelmingly Republican, and they hope to get the territory admitted as two states (North and South Dakota) rather than one (so as to send four Republican senators to Washington rather than two). There, Grandpa Bower, a staunch Democrat, causes trouble with his pro-Cleveland sentiments. On the urging of Joe Carder, a journalist and suitor to eldest Bower daughter Alice, the family decides instead to move to the Dakota Territory. The Bower Family Band petitions the Democratic National Committee to sing a rally song for President Grover Cleveland at the party's 1888 convention. The film stars Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren, John Davidson, Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn in her film debut. Set against the backdrop of the 1888 presidential election, the film portrays the musically talented Bower family, American pioneers who settle in the Dakota Territory. Distributed by Buena Vista Distribution, the film is based on a biography by Laura Bower Van Nuys, directed by Michael O'Herlihy, with original music and lyrics by the Sherman Brothers. ![]() The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band is a 1968 American comedy musical western film from Walt Disney Productions. ![]()
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