Movies and TvShows featuring "hector-heathcote" theme.
A CinemaScope Terrytoon released in May 1961
Hector is a scientist who builds himself a time machine. He goes back in time and experiences (and screws up!) many important historical events.
A Terrytoons Cartoon
A Hector Heathcote Cartoon
Struggling blacksmith Hector Heathcote tries to get Paul Revere's horse ready for his midnight ride.
A young drummer tries everything to help his fellow patriots during the American Revolution and then inadvertently saves the day!
Unable to run his general store successfully, Hector tries to join Daniel Boone's party to search for new territories in the American West. Boone refuses to take on the little man as a part of his expedition. But when the group is trapped in an Indian ambush, Hector saves the day by inadvertently lighting a barrel of gunpowder and sending the Native Americans back to their reservations.
George Washington wants to cross the Delaware, but he has no boats. Hector's in the business of renting boats, but they all seem to have problems.
The war is over, and a lot of land is up for settlers to grab. Hector Heathcote and his talking dog Winston have just been kicked out of the boarding house, and they have to join the land rush, too, in order to find a place to stay. Homesteaders Hector and Winston try to prevent their greedy, land-grabbing neighbor Benedict from taking over their property.
Hector Heathcote tries to help French scientist Professor Monguefe fly the very first hot air balloon across the US. As usual, Hector's bumbling only hampers Professor Monguefe's efforts. In the end, the Professor succeeds in flying across the USA in his hot air balloon without the aid of Hector Heathcote.
Captain Benedict kidnaps Hector Heathcote and his talking dog Winston, and he forces them to join his crew. Captain Benedict is on the trail of Moby Dick, the great white whale. Every time Hector loads the cannon, it rolls and points toward his own captain. Despite his incompetence and his seasickness, Hector not only captures the whale, but the pair also manages to get off the boat and turn Captain Benedict over to the law at the next port.
Hector Heathcote has his own Mississippi riverboat in the War of 1812. The Americans are running out of powder, and the British are winning the war. Hector is assigned to bring some ammunition by boat. When the ammunition runs loose, the Americans win the war. Hector goes down in history as an unsung hero.
Unable to make a career for himself as an Olympic runner or bike rider, Hector Heathcote joins up with a railroad company to help make the connections for America's first transcontinental railroad. His efforts are hampered by a trouble making bull. But in the end, Hector and the train engineer finally get the transcontinental railroad built and open for business.
In the Old West, many towns were under the control of gunslingers. One such town was Untidy Gulch, under the control of "Blackmarket Bromide." It's overrun with outlaws who keep shooting their sheriffs. It puts an advertisement in a big-city Eastern newspaper asking for a clean-up man: "Wanted: Clean-living, clean-thinking, clean-acting man to clean up Untidy Gulch. Must be clean." Hector answers the call... he thinks it's just a dirty town that needs sweeping. He grabs his broom and applies for the job. Bromide and his gang are ready for the Eastern gunfighter.
Bumbling Hector Heathcoat joins the Minute Men during the American Revolution and promptly gets everything fouled up, but he becomes a hero when the scares away the attacking British Redcoats.
Hector is slinging hash at a Klondike saloon. When he drops a tray of drinks, he is booted out the door, landing at the feet of a man who just happens to have a claim to a gold mine. He buys a false map from the shyster with his last dime. The man tells Hector that he will get rich. He goes prospecting and hits it big.