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Title: Tom Thumb (1958)
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Cast
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| Russ Tamblyn | ... | Tom Thumb | |
| Alan Young | ... | The Lover: Woody | |
| June Thorburn | ... | The Lover: Forest Queen | |
| Terry-Thomas | ... | The Villain: Ivan | |
| Peter Sellers | ... | The Villain: Antony | |
| Bernard Miles | ... | The Parent: Jonathan | |
| Jessie Matthews | ... | The Parent: Anne | |
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Ian Wallace | ... | The Cobbler |
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Peter Butterworth | ... | Kapellmeister |
| Peter Bull | ... | Town Crier | |
| Stan Freberg | ... | Yawning Man (voice) | |
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Dal McKennon | ... | Con-Fu-Shon (voice) |
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Follows a boy, no bigger than a thumb, who manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him.
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He's Tiny but Terrific! Yes, exactly 5 1/2 inches high... See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 December 1958 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
El pequeño gigante See more »Company Credits
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| (TCM print)Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Color (Eastmancolor) (uncredited)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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(uncredited)
Music by Fred Spielman
Lyrics by Kermit Goell
Sung by Stan Freberg
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Producer/director George Pal was good friends with animator Walter Lantz and would usually insert a Lantz reference in his films as an homage. In this film, during the "Tom Thumb's Tune" sequence when Tom is dancing past the rows of toys, you can hear Woody Woodpecker's laugh. See more »Goofs
Given the density of gold, Tom would be unable to pick up coins so easily. See more »Crazy Credits
Opening credits are shown on the pages of a book, which a male hand is turning. The first couple we see are shown through a magnifying glass, a reference to Tom Thumb's size. See more »Soundtracks
The Yawning Song(uncredited)
Music by Fred Spielman
Lyrics by Kermit Goell
Sung by Stan Freberg
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Made 52 years ago and still enchanting, this MGM musical and puppetoon version of TOM THUMB is still a valid solid family delight. Told in a very European storybook manner, rather like the illustrations from a Little Golden Book, TOM THUMB unfolds into a spectacular special effects laden thrill... and no CGI all marvelous sets and over-sized art direction with amazing stop frame animation and puppet movements. It actually became more interesting for the astonishing and clever ideas edited together to make the story work. In 2009 this version might at first seem a bit too juvenile for today's kids but the simple ideas presented as a pantomime with sheer brilliance of on screen mastery and some hilarious acting by Terry Thomas Peter Sellers and Russ Tamblyn made me in middle age realize that once the lights go down and a genuinely well made film begins, it works for any person of any age. The two 8 year olds with me who are saturated with Harry Potter and Star Wars simply loved TOM THUMB and like kids of any year gone, laughed along with the beauty and wit on screen. It must have had a big budget because what I saw in scene after scene was a beautifully constructed lavish fantasy with completely convincing special effects.. made of cardboard and film. TOM THUMB still works !! What a delight. This version did not have a gollywog dance wither so it might have been the shorter version still clocking in at about 92 minutes. I saw the Gollywog but he was lying down by the time he appeared. I saw a new 35mm print in a cinema in Sydney on Jan 13, 2009. The color was rich and a bit dark and the grain obvious, but it was so clever and funny I forgot any film laboratory hardness.