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Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland (1961)

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This second film adaptation of the Victor Herbert operetta Babes in Toyland was producer Walt Disney's Christmas offering for 1961. The 1903 Herbert original had very little in the way of a plot, so screenwriters Joe Rinaldi, Lowell S. Hawley, and Ward Kimball lifted elements from the 1934 filmization of Toyland, which starred Laurel and Hardy. Annette Funicello plays Mary Contrary, about to wed Tom Piper (Tommy Sands) in the heart of Mother Goose Village. The villainous Barnaby (Ray Bolger),

Sep 3, 2002

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a flat, stagy, artificially cheerful affair that falls far short of the memorably creepy Laurel and Hardy version of 1934.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader
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An audience of preschoolers and kindergarteners should still appreciate this colorful Disney film, and curious parents might enjoy seeing certain actors at work.

December 28, 2012 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis
Movie Metropolis

Perhaps 105 minutes of this sugary concoction borders on punishment, but when the movie hits a creative groove the results are highly amusing, generating a heightened sense of theatrical entertainment with a definite Disney twist.

December 14, 2012 Full Review Source: Blu-ray.com
Blu-ray.com

Disney's first live-action musical is the second, inferior version of Victor Herbert's operetta; the first, in 1934, stars Laurel and Hardy.

January 26, 2012 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com
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So-so 1961 Disney take with Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands, and Ed Wynn.

October 24, 2004

Where are Laurel and Hardy when you need them?

August 27, 2003
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A disgrace to the memory of Laurel and Hardy and the Hal Roach original.

December 25, 2002
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Audience Reviews for Babes in Toyland

its a disney classic i love this movie but you hae to keep in mind that its an very old film so the graphics, acting and props arent great!! But its a great light hearted film
April 14, 2009
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A flick from my youth. This was Disney's first live action musical production and I think it's pretty good. There isn't much to it story wise or even with the acting but I think it's a good one for the kids.
Upon watching it again for the first time in decades I was happy with the nostalgia of the film but a little bored in the watching of it.
November 24, 2007
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