Russ tamblyn title character awakens, his first night in the home of his quasiadoptive parents, greeted by dal mckennon as the voice of confushon, and the first of the original songs wholly credited to peggy lee, in director george pal s englandmade musical tom thumb, 1958. The couple dote upon him, but are unable to protect him when, on his way to the village, the innocent tom falls in with villainous ivan terrythomas and tony peter sellers. Overview of tom thumb, 1958, directed by george pal, with russ tamblyn, alan young, june thorburn, at turner classic movies. It surprises me that this one slipped by me as a kid but it seems it did, since the whole thing appeared new to me. Well, happilyonce in a whilesomeone other than disney produces a film that can enchant young and old, and in 1958 mr. Movie info produceranimatorspecialeffect maven george pal made his featurefilm directorial bow with the colorful mgm musical fantasy tom thumb the title of the film was spelled in lower case. Jun 25, 2012 tom thumb soundtrack from 1958, composed by douglas gamley, ken jones.
When the comically conniving mole king takes thumbelina into his underground lair and tries to claim her as his wife, tom must call upon his friends in the forest for a daring rescue. Released by hallmark uk in 2012 containing music from tom thumb 1958. In a mythical land, woodcutter jonathan bernard miles agrees not to chop down the oldest tree in the forest in return for three wishes granted by the forest queen. Alan young, jessie matthews, june thorburn, peter sellers, russ tamblyn, terrythomas. The secret adventures of tom thumb, a 1993 stopmotion animated film. Le meravigliose avventure di pollicino 1958 tom thumb. After he wastes two wishes bickering with his wife, the third brings them tom, a thumbsized child.
The forest queen grants the wish of jonathan, the woodcutter, and his wife, anna. Please refer to the bbfc guidance for further help in your film choice. Apr 12, 2017 le film tom thumb 1958 vostfr admin 20170412t19. Tom thumb, released in 1958, is a rather unique mgm musical in that it was directed by george pal, the man behind the stopmotion animated characters known as the puppetoons i. Winter night jazz music stress relief relaxing cafe jazz music for sleep, work, study duration. Produceranimatorspecialeffect maven george pal made his featurefilm directorial bow with the colorful mgm musical fantasy tom thumb the title of the film.
Tom thumb 1958 is a family, fantasy movie starring russ tamblyn and alan young. Released 1958, tom thumb stars russ tamblyn, alan young, terrythomas, peter sellers the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Tom thumb 1958 cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Bananas film, better off dead film, i am sam, and arthur 1981 film. Hallmark 711992 country great britain format cd release date 25jun2012 upn 5050457119928 vinyl transfer without any remastering.
Tom thumb 1958 official trailer russ tamblyn, peter sellers. This would be a terrific movie for children to see, for adults i also find this film to be quite entertaining i am partial to fantasies, this was a treat to see. Not a must although young ffs may benefit from a watch, with their ff friends or parents. Tom thumb 1958 in a mythical land, woodcutter jonathan bernard miles agrees not to chop down the oldest tree in the forest in return for three wishes granted by the forest queen.
The film, based on the fairy tal e thumbling by the brothers grimm, is about a tiny man who manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him. The film, based on the fairy tale thumbling by the brothers grimm, is about a tiny man who manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. After he wastes two wishes bickering with his wife, the third brings them tom russ tamblyn, a thumb sized child. The movie, which included a puppetoons sequence, won an academy award for special effects. Great savings free delivery collection on many items tom thumb dvd 1958 for sale ebay. Oscar and golden globewinner russ tamblyn peyton place and oscarnominee and golden globewinner peter sellers the pink panther star in this enjoyable fantasy. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing tom thumb 1958 near you. Parents need to know that with the exception of tom finding himself in some mildly perilous situations and some bumbling, farcical swindlers who are more humorous than threatening, tom thumb is an entirely kid and familyfriendly musical movie more than 50 years old. Tom thumb alan young woody terrythomas ivan peter sellers antony jessie matthews anna june thorburn the forest queen bernard miles jonathan ian wallace the cobbler peter bull the town crier peter butterworth kapellmeister barbara ferris thumbelina uncredited stan freberg yawning man dal mckennon confushon crew george pal director, producer. Tom thumb stylised as tom thumb is a 1958 fantasymusical film produced and directed by george pal and released by mgm. Tom thumb, a 1958 feature film directed by george pal. Tom thumb, a 1934 krazy kat film tom thumb, a song by american jazz pianist bobby timmons from the. Are you looking for a film that you can safely watch with your children.
A character in the childrens book the tale of two bad mice by beatrix potter. Tom thumb 1958 cast and crew in a mythical land, woodcutter jonathan bernard miles agrees not to chop down the oldest tree in the forest in return for three wishes granted by the forest queen. Alan young, jessie matthews, june thorburn, peter sellers, russ tamblyn, terrythomas official content from mgm home entertainment wonderful. Tom thumb 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dvd compare is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program and the amazon europe s.
Into film recommend this film is engaging for this age range. The couple dote upon him, but are unable to protect him when, on his way to the village, the innocent tom falls in with villainous ivan and tony. 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. Tom thumb 1958 official trailer russ tamblyn, peter. Tom thu mb stylised as tom thumb is a 1958 fantas ymusi cal film produced and directed by george pal and released by mgm. Russ tamblyn, singing and dancing his heart out, plays the title role in this playful musical adaptation of the brothers grimm fairy tale. It looks like lowercasetitle films avoid using lowercase on wikipedia. When a woodcutter spares a special tree, the forest queen wants to repay his kindness. Watch tom thumb 1958 full movie online free on putlocker. Liveaction film with puppetanimated toys by gene warren and wah chang. 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.
The couple dote upon him, but are unable to protect him when, on his way to the village, the innocent tom falls in. The makers of tom thumb put a lot of effort into providing a realistic and entertainingfor adults as well as childrenadaptation of the famous grimm brothers fairy tale, although their emphasis. Associates programme, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to. Dec 17, 20 tom thumb 1958 official trailer russ tamblyn, peter sellers movie hd subscribe to classic trailers. For animatorturnedproducer george pal, the road to tom thumb was a long one, but his patience and persistence paid off. Tom thumb music from the soundtrack 1958, vinyl discogs. It is simple to write tom thumb stylized as tom thumb and to proceed with writing tom thumb as such in the article body. Buy tom thumb dvd 1958 and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay.
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