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Director:

Jack Donohue

Writers:

Lowell S. Hawley (writer)
Ward Kimball (writer)
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Contact:

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Release Date:

14 December 1961 (USA) more

Genre:

Family | Musical | Fantasy more

Tagline:

The happiest, most delightful musical comedy of your lifetime! more

Plot:

Tom the Piper's Son is about to marry Mary Quite Contrary. On the eve of their wedding, evil miser Barnaby... more | full synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more

User Comments:

I still love it. . . more (23 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:Unrated


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

To promote the movie, the wrap party was scripted and aired on "Disneyland" (1954), which had recently been revamped and renamed "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" on a new network, NBC, and filmed in color instead of black-and-white like the old series. The wrap-party episode was hosted by Annette Funicello and Walt Disney himself, who explained clips from the movie while introducing the cast. Also featured was a soft shoe dance by Ray Bolger and a bongo drums solo by Tommy Sands. Ann Jillian performed the song "A Flock of Sheep Named Henry" with Henry Calvin, and Ed Wynn was presented with his Mouscar statuette for 60 years in show business by Tommy Kirk. more

Quotes:

[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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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bewitched: Toys in Babeland (#4.2)" (1967) more

Soundtrack:

Mother Goose Village and Lemonade more


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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
I still love it. . ., 11 June 2000
Author: Jade-16

I can remember watching this movie over and over when I was little-- of course, as the years went by I eventually taped over it. Well, when I finally grew out of my "I'm too cool for this movie" phase, I regretted my hasty decision. Luckily, last night it was on in the middle of the night on the Disney Channel and I practically programmed the VCR with lightening speed. I still love it, and I always associate certain scenes with certain memories, and now that I'm older I understand what is going on a little bit better (not to mention some of the jokes that flew right over my head when I was four!)! If you don't watch it for yourself, you're kids'll love it. Believe me, I know!

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