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The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
“The Wonder Musical of the Future!”
6.2 / 10• 1953• 1h 29m•G• English
FamilyFantasyMusic
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Peter Lind Hayes
August Zabladowski
Lead
Mary Healy
Heloise Collins
Hans Conried
Dr. Terwilliker
Tommy Rettig
Bartholomew Collins
Noel Cravat
Sgt. Lunk
RH
Robert Heasley
Uncle Judson
JH
Jack Heasley
Uncle Whitney
George Chakiris
Dancer
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roy Rowland's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
