The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

The Wonder Musical of the Future!

G 1953 · 89 min · ★ 6.2 · Family, Fantasy, Music

Young Bart Collins lives with his widowed mother Heloise. The major blight on Bart's existence is the hated piano lessons he is forced to endure under the tutelage of the autocratic Dr. Terwilliker. Bart feels that his mother has fallen under Terwilliker's sinister influence, and gripes to visiting plumber August Zabladowski, without much result. While grimly hammering away at his lessons, Bart dozes off and enters a fantastical musical dream.

Directed by Roy Rowland · Written by Dr. Seuss

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Peter Lind Hayes August Zabladowski
Mary Healy Heloise Collins
Hans Conried Dr. Terwilliker
Tommy Rettig Bartholomew Collins
Noel Cravat Sgt. Lunk
Robert Heasley Uncle Judson
Jack Heasley Uncle Whitney
George Chakiris Dancer
Alan Aric Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Henry Kulky Stroogo (uncredited)
Tony Butala Boy Pianist (uncredited)
Kim Charney Kim - Boy in Line (uncredited)

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