Babes in Toyland

Name: Babes in Toyland
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Family, Musical
Released: December 14, 1961
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Ann Jillian, Annette Funicello, Ed Wynn, Gene Sheldon, Henry Calvin

1961

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Buena Vista Distribution Company | Release Date: December 14, 1961 | Approved

Starring: Ann Jillian, Annette Funicello, Ed Wynn, Gene Sheldon, Henry Calvin, Kevin Corcoran, Mary McCarty, Ray Bolger, Tommy Kirk, Tommy Sands

Summary: Tom the Piper's Son is about to marry Mary Quite Contrary. On the eve of their wedding, evil miser Barnaby hires two henchmen to drown Tom and steal Mary's sheep, cared for by Little Bo Peep, thus depriving Mary and the children she lives with of their livelihood, forcing her to marry Barnaby. The sheep are stolen, but Gonzorgo andTom the Piper's Son is about to marry Mary Quite Contrary. On the eve of their wedding, evil miser Barnaby hires two henchmen to drown Tom and steal Mary's sheep, cared for by Little Bo Peep, thus depriving Mary and the children she lives with of their livelihood, forcing her to marry Barnaby. The sheep are stolen, but Gonzorgo and Roderigo, Barnaby's henchmen, double-cross him by selling Tom to a band of gypsies instead, leaving Tom with the opportunity to escape and make his way with Mary, Bo-Peep, and other Mother Goose characters to Toyland.… Expand

Director: Jack Donohue

Genre(s): Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Family, Musical

Rating: Approved

Runtime: 106 min

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A.H. Weiler

This time, Mr. Disney, true to himself in his own fashion, has constructed a garden of dreams to delight every child, with the aid of a few of the noted Herbert melodies, a spate of new ones, a cast of photogenic kids and willing grown-ups and sets as stylized as those of any Disney cartoon. Read full review

IndieWire Diana Drumm

While this film definitely does not gain points for female empowerment, it can still be fun for kids with toy soldiers coming to life, a shrinking machine and a multitude of Mother Goose characters, including Little Bo-Peep and Willie Winkie. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Walt Disney's first live-action musical, a lavish translation to the screen of Victor Herbert's operetta, Babes in Toyland, is an expensive gift, brightly-wrapped and intricately packaged. But some of the more mature patrons may be distressed to discover that quaint, charming Toyland has been transformed into a rather gaudy and mechanical Fantasyland. What actually emerges is Babes in Disneyland. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

A generally disappointing film, with only Bolger and Wynn to recommend it. Read full review

Dave Kehr

A flat, stagy, artificially cheerful affair that falls far short of the memorably creepy Laurel and Hardy version of 1934. Read full review

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