T 1953 starring peter lind hayes and mary healy on dvd and bluray. Synopsis boy tommy rettig has bad dream of piano teacher hans conried, 500 boys and huge keyboard. Now known mostly as a cult novelty item than it should be, the 5000 fingers of dr. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Ts clutches and stop his plan to force 500 boys to play a massive piano in perpetuity. T, a justly revered cult classic that could only have come from the mind of coscreenwriter dr. T has gained a substantial cult following in the decades since its release. The story follows a young boy, bart collins, and the piano lessons he must. Seuss is famous, this is a movie children and their parents will love to watch. T has a mad plan to force 500 young boys to practice at his magnificent piano 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. T 1953 in 1953 columbia released the 5,000 fingers of dr.
It was the only feature film written by theodor seuss geisel dr. T, 1953, directed by roy rowland, with peter lind hayes, mary healy, hans conried, at turner classic movies. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The film s realworld opening sequence is a reshoot, which was directed by producer stanley kramer. Seuss, who wrote the imaginative screenplay and helped design the surrealistic look of the sets and costumes for. A young boy dreams that his piano teacher hans conreid is a supervillain out to rule the world. Well, go see the 5000 fingers of dr t and get ready to think again. Raised by his single mother, heloise mary healy, bart looks up to the local plumber august zabladowski peter lind hayes. Young bart collins lives with his widowed mother heloise. T 1953 was, and is, one of a kind and the only featurelength liveaction movie to have been conceived, written and designed by the illustrator theodor geisel 19041991, otherwise known as dr. With the help of a friendly plumber, bart plans a revolt that will topple dr. Trivia the film s realworld opening sequence is a reshoot, which was directed by producer stanley kramer.
The legendary berywnchicagobased scifihorror film host will showcase the 5,000 fingers of dr. This is due primarily to the contributions of ted geisel, better known as dr. The transfers have gotten better, the dvd in a stanley kramer collection being a big improvement. Seuss, wrote and helped design this eccentric fantasy about a. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. The films realworld opening sequence is a reshoot, which was directed by producer stanley kramer. Bart feels that his mother has fallen under terwillikers sinister influence, and gripes to visiting plumber august zabladowski, without much result.
As a result, young tommy rettig looks and sounds slightly different than in the rest of the film. Available on dvd for the first time, the 1953 film unfolds with the elegant simplicity of a fairy tale, as it tells the story of a spunky, fatherless boy tommy rettig traumatized by the soul. I have been googling old movie with piano staircase and music and similar phrases for the past hour. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. The rebelliousness that turns out to be good, oldfashioned antiintellectualism feels less in line with the good doctors whoville than with producer stanley kramers hackville. When bart ends up in a seussian dreamworld, he must join with zabladowski to rescue his mom from dr. Kids films dont come much more freudian or perverse than the 5,000 fingers of dr. The original version of the scene had a similar structure, but dr. T remains one of the most surreal films to come out of hollywood. Oct 25, 2017 written by dr seuss the 5,000 fingers of dr. T also features several songs for which geisel contributed lyrics. The major blight on barts existence is the hated piano lessons he is forced to endure under the tutelage of the autocratic dr.
When the beans grow into a magical beanstalk, jeremy and jack climb the stalk into a kingdom of fantasy where they meet an animated dancing chorus of friendly mice, a golden goose, a captive princess and, of course, the dreaded giant in an hour of delightful family entertainment. T haute qualite avec duree 120 min et diffuse sur 19530701 et classement mpaa est 2. It is a cult favorite, but its extensive musical score has never been available in any authorized or complete formuntil now. Terwilliker, the only person he admits he detests because of his dictatorial nature. Geisel disowned the film after it bombed at the box office, and. A financial and critical failure the film has gained a cult following and remains a. The trickiest sort of entertainmentsymbolic fantasyis attempted in stanley kramers the 5,000 fingers of dr. The bane of adolescent bart collins existence is the piano lessons he is forced to take under the tutelage of dr. Aug 28, 2018 the legendary berywnchicagobased scifihorror film host will showcase the 5,000 fingers of dr.
Jun 19, 2016 the 5000 fingers of dr t was written by a different legend of childhood, theodore giesel, better known as dr seuss, author of the cat in the hat 1957, horton hears a who 1954, how the grinch stole christmas 1957, and sundry other marvels still loved, read, and occasionally adapted for cinema, to this day. T his 1953 take on dr seuss has charm, a riotous imagination, and some very weird dreamlike sets by production designer rudolph sternad and art director cary odell. T is rarely seen these days, but its worth a viewing for the sheer pleasure of the use of color and dr. The autocratic and maniacal piano teacher known as dr. Made in 1953after theodor geisels pseudonymous work had begun attracting notice, but before classics like horton hears a who. Terwilliker has undue influence for these lessons on his widowed mother, heloise collins. The 1953 movie musical was a flop, but thanks to special screenings and cabletv airings, its earned a small but.
Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. T also features several songs for which geisel contributed. Theodor seuss geisel wanted to make a movie that would take into account the themes of world dominance and oppression coming out of world war ii and the result was a whimsically fun story. The films producer, stanley kramer, that most earnest of hollywood. T is a musical from 1953 written by popular childrens author theodor seuss geisel dr. T 1953 was, and is, one of a kind and the only featurelength liveaction movie to have been conceived, written and designed by the illustrator theodor geisel. Bart collins tommy rettig complains directly to the viewer about being ordered by his widowed mother mary healy to practice piano under stern dr. Teaser trailer 1953 teaser trailer for the 5,000 fingers of dr. T was directed by roy rowland and produced by the great stanley kramer and remains the only movie written for the screen by dr. Filled with surreal landscapes and tonguetwisting rhymes, for which dr. Seuss has to be the most recognizable name in childrens literature, countless kids learned to read by studying the complex nuances of green eggs and ham, so it is no surprise that his books have supplied a surplus of material to hollywood.
Certainly not your standard issue 1950sstyle musical, the 5,000 fingers of dr. T, a liveaction childrens film based on a script by theodor geisel, better known as dr. T is a sadlyoverlooked 1953 fantasy movie, directed by roy rowland and produced by stanley kramer, but especially notable in that it was the only time that its writer, dr. Aaaas movies ever made, and this trailer certainly proves it. Available on dvd for the first time, the 1953 film unfolds with the elegant simplicity of a fairy tale, as it tells the story of a spunky, fatherless boy tommy rettig traumatized by the soulcrushing. The 5000 fingers of dr t was written by a different legend of childhood, theodore giesel, better known as dr seuss, author of the cat in the hat 1957, horton hears a who 1954, how the grinch stole christmas 1957, and sundry other marvels still loved, read, and occasionally adapted for cinema, to this day.
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