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Young Bart Collins, lulled to sleep by the monotony of his piano lessons, dreams of a castle ruled by his piano teacher, the eccentric Dr. Teriwilliker. Dr. T is determined to prove that his "Happy Fingers Method" of teaching piano is the best method in the world. Having banished all other musical instruments to the dungeon, Dr. T lures 500 reluctant little boys to perform in a colossal concert on the grandest grand piano ever built. In his effort to escape, Bart comes in contact with some of the strangest characters imaginable - Siamese twins on roller skates, a human drum and the most memorable villian since the "Grinch". Filled with surreal landscapes and tongue-twisting rhymes, for which Dr. Seuss is famous, this is a movie children and their parents will love to watch again and again. THE 5000 FINGERS OF DR. T is fantasy entertainment at its best.
Original Release
06/19/1953
US Release
06/19/1953
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Peter Lind Hayes | August Zabladowski |
Mary Healy | Heloise Collins |
Hans Conried | Dr. Terwilliker |
Tommy Rettig | Bartholomew Collins |
Jack Heasley | Uncle Whitney |
Robert Heasley | Uncle Judson |
Noel Cravat | Sgt. Lunk |
George Chakiris | Dancer |
Alan Aric | Elevator Operator |
Tony Butala | Playback vocalist for Tommy Rettig |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Peter Lind Hayes | August Zabladowski |
Mary Healy | Heloise Collins |
Hans Conried | Dr. Terwilliker |
Tommy Rettig | Bartholomew Collins |
Jack Heasley | Uncle Whitney |
Robert Heasley | Uncle Judson |
Noel Cravat | Sgt. Lunk |
George Chakiris | Dancer |
Alan Aric | Elevator Operator |
Tony Butala | Playback vocalist for Tommy Rettig |
Kim Charney | Kim - Boy in Line |
Luigi Faccuito | Dancer in Dungeon Ballet |
Henry Kulky | Stroogo |
Diki Lerner | Dancer in Dungeon Ballet |
Harry Wilson | Guard / Doorman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Stanley Kramer | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1954 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture | Nominated |