I'm Not 'Gnome Alone' in this Amazing Comedy
A family comedy that combines fantasy and normal school life.
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
Young Bart Collins lives with his widowed mother Heloise. The major blight on Bart's existence is the hated piano lessons he is forced to endure under the tutelage of the autocratic Dr. Terwilliker. Bart feels that his mother has fallen under Terwilliker's sinister influence, and gripes to visiting plumber August Zabladowski, without much result. While grimly hammering away at his lessons, Bart dozes off and enters a fantastical musical dream.
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Young Bart Collins lives with his widowed mother Heloise. The major blight on Bart's existence is the hated piano lessons he is forced to endure under the tutelage of the autocratic Dr. Terwilliker. Bart feels that his mother has fallen under Terwilliker's sinister influence, and gripes to visiting plumber August Zabladowski, without much result. While grimly hammering away at his lessons, Bart dozes off and enters a fantastical musical dream.
Rating:G
Genre:Family, Fantasy, Music
Written By:Dr. Seuss, Allan Scott
In Theaters:7/1/1953
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Runtime:89 minutes
Studio:Stanley Kramer Productions
Cast
Roy Rowland
Director
Peter Lind Hayes
August Zabladowski
Mary Healy
Heloise Collins
Hans Conried
Dr. Terwilliker
Tommy Rettig
Bartholomew Collins
Noel Cravat
Sgt. Lunk
Robert Heasley
Uncle Judson
Jack Heasley
Uncle Whitney
George Chakiris
Dancer
Alan Aric
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Henry Kulky
Stroogo (uncredited)
Tony Butala
Boy Pianist (uncredited)
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