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The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T

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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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Fernando F. Croce

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 06 2009 01:32 PM

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Dennis Schwartz

It's as imaginatively framed as Alice in Wonderland.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 15 2008 04:56 PM

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Rob Gonsalves

Inexplicably, this marvelous musical fantasy flopped at the box office.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 09 2007 03:15 AM

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Bosley Crowther

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Philip Martin

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comment Comment | Feb., 07 2005 05:55 AM

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Ken Hanke

One day I may understand all the fuss over this.

comment Comment | Sep., 01 2004 10:39 PM

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Nell Minow

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comment Comment | Jul., 22 2004 07:52 PM

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Carol Cling

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Marjorie Baumgarten

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Christopher Smith

All this film really needs is one raised finger...

comment Comment | Oct., 11 2002 06:11 AM

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Jeffrey Westhoff

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Steve Rhodes

I recommend it to people of all ages IF they can be young at heart.

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