The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953)
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79% of critics liked it
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74% of users liked it
(2,897 ratings)
Ted Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, wrote and helped design this eccentric fantasy about a young boy named Bart (Tommy Rettig) who, like most young boys, doesn't enjoy his piano lessons with the mean-spirited Dr. Terwilliker (Hans Conried). He figures his time would be better spent playing… More Ted Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, wrote and helped design this eccentric fantasy about a young boy named Bart (Tommy Rettig) who, like most young boys, doesn't enjoy his piano lessons with the mean-spirited Dr. Terwilliker (Hans Conried). He figures his time would be better spent playing baseball with his friends or helping his grown-up buddy Arthur Zabladowski (Peter Lind Hayes), a plumber. One night, while fast asleep, Bart has a long and remarkable dream in which he's trapped in the kingdom of the fearsome Dr. T, who has enslaved hundreds of little boys, forcing them to practice on the world's largest piano until they drop. With the help of a friendly plumber, Bart plans a revolt that will topple Dr. T's evil empire once and for all. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T also features several songs for which Geisel contributed lyrics. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roy Rowland
- Genres
- Animation, Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts, Science Fiction & Fantasy
G,
- In Theaters
- Jul 1, 1953 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 24, 2001
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Charles Cassady, Common Sense Media
Colorful, culty Dr. Seuss Hollywood original.
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
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
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's as imaginatively framed as Alice in Wonderland.
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Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
Inexplicably, this marvelous musical fantasy flopped at the box office.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
One day I may understand all the fuss over this.
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Cast
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Peter Lind Hayes
as August Zabladowski
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Mary Healy
as Mrs. Collins
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Hans Conried
as Dr. Terwilliker
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Tommy Rettig
as Bart Collins
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John Heasley
as Uncle Whitney
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Robert Heasley
as Uncle Judson
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Noel Cravat
as Sgt. Lunk
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Henry Kulky
as Stroogo
