1966's "Follow Me, Boys" was the first of many movies Kurt Russell would eventually make for Disney . It's a zany Fred McMurray vehicle about the Boy Scouts and their aw-shucks, down-home heroism. It's corny, but that's sort of Disney's métier. At the time, though, it was just the latest in a long line of acting jobs for the young Russell. The actor had already been working for four years, first appearing in a 1962 episode of "Dennis the Menace" when he was only 11. From 1962 to 1966, Russell appeared in 39 episodes of TV (including playing the title character in all 26 episodes of "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters), as well as three feature films.

Even as a child, the actor had a capable screen presence. Then, when he was only 15, Walt Disney signed Russell to a 10-year (!) contract

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