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Babes in Toyland (1961)
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14 December 1961 (USA)
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Tagline:
The happiest, most delightful musical comedy of your lifetime! more
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Tom the Piper's Son is about to marry Mary Quite Contrary. On the eve of their wedding, evil miser Barnaby...
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 2 wins
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3 nominations
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A true delight
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ray Bolger | ... | Barnaby | |
| Tommy Sands | ... | Tom Piper | |
| Annette Funicello | ... | Mary Contrary | |
| Ed Wynn | ... | Toymaker | |
| Tommy Kirk | ... | Grumio | |
| Kevin Corcoran | ... | Boy Blue | |
| Henry Calvin | ... | Gonzorgo | |
| Gene Sheldon | ... | Roderigo | |
| Mary McCarty | ... | Mother Goose | |
| Ann Jillian | ... | Bo Peep | |
| Brian Corcoran | ... | Willie Winkie | |
| Marilee Arnold | ... | Twin | |
| Melanie Arnold | ... | Twin | |
| Jerry Glenn | ... | Simple Simon | |
| John Perri | ... | Jack-be-Nimble |
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106 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.75 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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This was Annette Funicello's favorite of all her films.
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[first lines]
Sylvester: Hello, everybody. My name is Sylvester, Sylvester J. Goose. My friends call me Syl, or sometimes silly.
[chuckles]
Sylvester: At this time, it is with unmitigated pleasure...
Mother Goose: [behind curtain] Sylvester, talk faster.
Sylvester: "Talk faster"? You're lucky to find a goose who can talk at all! As I was saying, it is my pleasure to present your hostess for this occasion, weighing one hundred and eighty nine pounds...
Mother Goose: Sylvester!
Sylvester: Hmph! I present the one and only Mother Goose.
[Mother Goose enters]
Mother Goose: Thank you, Sylvester.
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Sylvester: Hello, everybody. My name is Sylvester, Sylvester J. Goose. My friends call me Syl, or sometimes silly.
[chuckles]
Sylvester: At this time, it is with unmitigated pleasure...
Mother Goose: [behind curtain] Sylvester, talk faster.
Sylvester: "Talk faster"? You're lucky to find a goose who can talk at all! As I was saying, it is my pleasure to present your hostess for this occasion, weighing one hundred and eighty nine pounds...
Mother Goose: Sylvester!
Sylvester: Hmph! I present the one and only Mother Goose.
[Mother Goose enters]
Mother Goose: Thank you, Sylvester.
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV)
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Floretta
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You know, this is one of those grossly underrated, wonderful treasures of a movie. It's rather simple, with the fanciest effects being the movement of the toy soldiers, which was ahead of its time, but it's a true case of simple is beautiful. It's a fantastic movie for those who just wish to sit back, and laugh with the family, and have an adventure in fantasy land. The play is still being put on around the world, and this, to me, is just the best captured version. There's really something for everyone - Ray Bolger ( who looked really spectacular, very handsome in his role as Barnaby), Annette (who is always charming for being the sweetheart we all know), Tommy Sands as the daring hero, and the team of Henrey Calvin and Gene Sheldon, along with the forever amusing Ed Wynn. This movie turns out more of a comedy, and the adventures that encompass Mary and Tom Piper, when crossed by Barnaby, double crossed by Gonzorgo and Rodrigo are hilarious. This is primarily a Christmas movie, but it's set so you can watch it anytime of the year - and so you should! I still cannot get over Ray bolger as a villian....he does a lovely job, and looks terrific, but if you only know him as the scarecrow, you'll especially need to see this! He makes the statement relavent that he is very, very, very versatile, and one of our greatest entertainment treasures.