Doctor Dolittle

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Doctor Dolittle, 1967.

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Ben Mankiewicz introduces Doctor Dolittle, 1967.

Just the title character (Rex Harrison) and his patients, in the second stanza of his signature song by Leslie Bricusse, in 20th Century-Fox's expensive, underperforming musical Doctor Dolittle, 1967.

Much at ease carrying the opening scenes in fictional Puddleby, England, 1845, with William Dix as young Tommy, Anthony Newley as Matthew Mugg hops through a tune by his frequent collaborator Leslie Bricusse, also the screenwriter, in the box-office bomb Doctor Dolittle, 1967.

Introducing the bloviating General Bellowes (Peter Bull) and his prepossessing but stuffy niece Emma (Samantha Eggar), assaulting the title character (Rex Harrison) and friends Matt (Anthony Newley) and Tommy (William Dix), in Doctor Dolittle, 1967, directed by Richard Fleischer.

Rex Harrison as the title character, still doing some exposition, with friends Matt (Anthony Newley) and Tommy (William Dix), offering his first song, composed by Leslie Bricusse, in Doctor Dolittle, 1967, from the children's book series by Hugh Lofting.

Rex Harrison is the doctor who can talk to the animals in the original musical Doctor Dolittle (1967).