Babes in Toyland

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Babes in Toyland

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Babes in Toyland

Ann Jillian, Annette Funicello, Brian Corcoran, Ed Wynn, Gene Sheldon

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 s...( read more  read more... )creenwriters 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), who covets Mary for himself, orders his bumbling henchmen Gonzorgo (Henry Calvin) and Roderigo (Gene Sheldon) to do away with Tom. Hoping to turn a profit, Gonzorgo and Roderigo sell Tom to a band of gypsies, enabling Tom to make a surprise return-in old-lady drag to rescue Mary from Barnaby's clutches. Later, Mary's younger siblings (including Disney regular Moochie Corcoran) wander into the Forest of No Return, compelling Tom and Mary to go after them. Everyone winds up in Toyland, where they try to help the Toymaker (Ed Wynn) and his invention-happy assistant Grumio (Tommy Kirk) meet their quota for Santa Claus despite the continued meddlings of Barnaby. Keep an eye peeled for 11-year-old Ann Jillian, making her screen debut as Bo Peep.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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  • YosemiteSamFan
    July 9, 2007
    YosemiteSamFan
    I was expecting something as exciting as "The Wizard of Oz", but this thing was a boring juvenile variety show with dumb characters. I wasn't fun at all.
  • trisarahtops22
    December 10, 2008
    trisarahtops22
    I watched the first 5 minutes - did not enjoy at all.
  • elliethesparklindiam
    May 4, 2009
    elliethesparklindiam
    Used to love this as a little kid.
  • FiLmCrAzY
    April 14, 2009
    FiLmCrAzY
    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
  • DoctorXQuinzel
    January 12, 2009
    DoctorXQuinzel
    Watch this as a child, feel campy now, but I still enjoyed it. It has some really neat songs.
  • fanboy765
    January 7, 2009
    fanboy765
    They really don't make movies like this anymore.
  • Rosepetal75
    December 23, 2008
    Rosepetal75
    Mary Contrary (Annette Funicello) & Tom Piper (Tommy Sands) are about to be married inform the family that they are now in custody of the Toymaker in Toyland through the windows of The Toy Maker's house. Tom & Mary are married and they live happily ever after.
  • spacecasefukface
    December 7, 2008
    spacecasefukface
    don't pussyfoot around this classic you might miss out on the magic
  • Soundsofmadness
    October 17, 2008
    Soundsofmadness
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • badwolf0409
    September 19, 2008
    badwolf0409
    I loved this movie when I was a kid. I think it is so awesome when Tom is playing the old gypsy woman.
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