The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
“The Wonder Musical of the Future!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 57, rated by 1 admin.
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A boy's dread of piano lessons becomes a dream kingdom ruled by an extravagantly authoritarian music teacher. Dr. Seuss's fantasy supplies remarkable architecture and strange inventions, with musical numbers that sometimes slow the journey. A visually rich family-fantasy oddity whose craft deserves admiration.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 3.5/10
- Plot
- 8.5/10
- Effects
- 2/10
- Dialogue
- 6.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“Piano practice has become an architectural and political emergency.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 57
Synopsis and movie facts
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.
- Released
- 1953
- Directed by
- Roy Rowland
- Running time
- 89 min
Starring
- Peter Lind Hayes as August Zabladowski
- Mary Healy as Heloise Collins
- Hans Conried as Dr. Terwilliker
- Tommy Rettig as Bartholomew Collins
- Noel Cravat as Sgt. Lunk
- Robert Heasley as Uncle Judson
- Jack Heasley as Uncle Whitney
- George Chakiris as Dancer
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 33743.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review praises the bizarre fantasy while finding the storytelling ponderous and musical numbers uneven.
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