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Thomasina the cat brings a family together, through her mysterious death and reappearance.Thomasina the cat brings a family together, through her mysterious death and reappearance.Thomasina the cat brings a family together, through her mysterious death and reappearance.
Francis De Wolff
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- TriviaPaul Gallico, the author of the movie's source novel, was invited to the set during filming, and quickly came to dislike "the great god Disney". Therefore, he was vastly amused when one of the felines portraying Thomasina held up filming for two days by flatly refusing to perform a stunt for which she had been trained, in spite of Walt Disney's frustrated bellowing. Paul Gallico recalled in his memoirs: "I was proud of that cat!" As with many films with animals, more than one cat was used to portray Thomasina. Disney introduced the film when it aired on television (it's included in the DVD special features), during which he indicated that Paul Gallico was his friend.
- GoofsScenes showing Thomasina will show an orange classic tabby and then an orange tiger tabby in another. These are two different styles of tabby cats.
- Quotes
Andrew McDhui: I thought my opinion as an animal doctor was no good. Somebody called Hughie Stirling has been saying so. Would he be a friend of yours?
Hughie Stirling: He's no friend of mine, sir.
Jamie McNab: Hughie Stirling's a bit of a fool, sir, everyone knows that.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Magical World of Disney: The Three Lives of Thomasina: Part 1 (1965)
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Mary McDuie (Karen Dotrice) is a young, motherless girl living in Scotland at the turn of the 20th century. Of course, she does have her father, veterinarian Dr. Andrew McDuie (Patrick McGoohan) but he's been cold and distant since her mother died. Therefore, her only real solace is her cat Thomasina, a beautiful orange tabby with personality. It does help that her housekeeper is quite nice and the children of the neighborhood are her dear friends. On the outskirts of the village lives a lady, Lori (Susan Hampshire) who the children think is a WITCH. She does have a yard full of rescued animals and a magic way about healing the creatures. Thomasina goes in and out Mary's bedroom window by the help of a tall tree and often goes out at night. Unhappily, Thomasina eats the wrong food, becomes sick and appears dead, even though Dr. Mac promised to save her. Mary is so upset she ignores everything her father says, hinting that he is "dead" to her. But, when the children take the box with Thomasina to the town's edge, planning to bury her and hold a funeral, the "witch" appears and scares them away. Only she notices that Thomasina is still alive and takes her home to nurse her. Will Thomasina survive? Will the village drive the "witch" away? This lovely story has the rarity of being about a cat, not a dog, and a clever, patient one at that. Dotrice is winning as the young girl who dresses her cat in clothes and takes him on buggy adventures. McGoohan is also fine as the stern father and Hampshire is sweet and lovely as Lori. Other cast members, scenery, costumes, script and direction are all nicely fitting. Beware, parents, that Thomasina appears to die and there are many tears that may fall. However, cat lovers, Disney fans, and family film friends will welcome this title as an oldie but goodie.
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- Die drei Leben des Thomasina
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- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1
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