The rebelliousness that turns out to be good, old-fashioned anti-intellectualism feels less in line with the good Doctor's Whoville than with producer Stanley Kramer's Hackville
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:9
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.6/10
Runtime: 89 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Ten-year-old Bart Collins just wants to play baseball and be with his dog. Instead, he is forced to take piano lessons from Dr. Terwilliker. The rebellious youngster winds up dreaming about a... Ten-year-old Bart Collins just wants to play baseball and be with his dog. Instead, he is forced to take piano lessons from Dr. Terwilliker. The rebellious youngster winds up dreaming about a nightmarish world in which his teacher holds 500 little boys prisoner. In his creepy castle, "Dr. T" makes the kids learn to play the piano against their will. When Bart's widowed mother is hypnotized and then kidnapped by the madman, the boy springs into action. With the aid of a plumber named Zabladowski, Bart sets out to rescue his mom. This entertaining fantasy is filled with imagination and delightful music. [More]
Starring: Tommy Rettig, Hans Conried, Mary Healy, Peter Lind Hayes
Starring: Tommy Rettig, Hans Conried, Mary Healy, Peter Lind Hayes
Director: Roy Rowland
Director: Roy Rowland
Composer: Frederick Hollander
Screenwriter: Allan Scott
Story: Theodor Geisel
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Inexplicably, this marvelous musical fantasy flopped at the box office.
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