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List Price: $19.94 Our Price: $13.99 You Save: $5.95 Features • Closed-captioned • Color • Dubbed • DVD-Video • Subtitled • NTSC In Theaters : 01 July, 1953 DVD Release : 24 April, 2001 |
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The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T description Bart: I don't think the piano is my instrument. Dr. Terwilliker: What other instruments are there, pray tell? Scratchy violins, screechy piccolos, nauseating trumpets, et cetera, et cetera? The only live-action Dr. Seuss movie for nearly a half-century, this delightful musical comedy is a treat--something for kids who thought they have seen everything. Young Bart (Tommy Rettig of TV's Lassie) detests his piano lessons with the fanatical Dr. Terwilliker (Hans Conried). As with Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Bart falls into a dream world in which the piano teacher--renamed Dr. T--is ruler and children are hunted down to have piano lessons. Worse yet, Dr. T has magical control over Bart's mom (Mary Healy). The Oscar-nominated songs are uneven but the art direction is superb, creating a truly magical world (and the world's longest piano). Dr. Seuss's love for language stays intact. Many kids of the 1950s might remember Bart's five-fingered beanie, which was a top seller. Great fun for the 5-10 age range, and adults too. --Doug Thomas |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | Wonderfully surreal! |
| Adult Dr Seuss fans will love this live action Dr Seuss movie from the early 50s. It's a bit advanced for the younger Dr Seuss set, but for this surreal tale of a boy's persecution by his piano teacher with music and sets in full Seuss mode bring howls of laughter from those of us who grew up on The Cat in the Hat and hated piano lessons! The background bits, like the fear of the bomb, make it a real period piece, too. We had it on VHS for years and were happy to be able to keep on watching on DVD. | |
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