The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

1953 | 1h 29m | Fantasy, Adventure | TV-PG

Brief Synopsis

Young Bart Collins dreams himself into a fantasy world where his domineering piano teacher, Dr. Terwilliker, enslaves 500 boys and forces them to practice forever at his magnificently large piano.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Roy Rowland

CAST

Peter Lind Hayes

Mary Healy

Hans Conried

Tommy Rettig

John Heasley

Robert Heasley

Noel Cravat

PRODUCERS

Stanley Kramer

WRITERS

Theodor Geisel

Allan Scott

Theodor Geisel

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Fleeing Bart (Tommy Rettig) has come upon the "Dungeon For Scratchy Violins" (etc.) and a big musical number as staged by Eugene Loring, in director Roy Rowland's "Dr. Seuss" movie, The 5,000 Fingers Of Dr. T, 1953.
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Busted by the singing guards, Bart (Tommy Rettig) and August (Peter Lind Hayes) are ushered to the elevator by Dr. T (Hans Conried), where the attendant (Alan Aric) does a strange song, in The 5,000 Fingers Of Dr. T, 1953.
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5,000 Fingers of Dr. T, The - (Teaser Trailer)
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A young boy dreams that his piano teacher (Hans Conreid) is a super-villain out to rule the world. The first movie based on the wild imagination of Dr. Seuss.

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