Babes in Toyland (1961)
Babes in Toyland (1961)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Ray Bolger
Barnaby
Tommy Sands
Tom Piper
Annette Funicello
Mary Contrary
Ed Wynn
Toymaker
Tommy Kirk
Grumio
Kevin Corcoran
Boy Blue
Henry Calvin
Gonzorgo
Gene Sheldon
Roderigo
Mary McCarty
Mother Goose
Ann Jillian
Bo Peep
Brian Corcoran
Willie Winkie
Jack Donohue
Sylvester J. Goose (uncredited) / Director
Victor Herbert
Writer
Bryan Russell
The Little Boy (uncredited)
Thurl Ravenscroft
Trees (singing voice)
Candy Candido
Trees (singing voice)
Bess Flowers
Villager (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Villager (uncredited)
Bernard Sell
Villager (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Villager (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Villager (uncredited)
Walt Disney
Producer
Robert O. Cook
Sound
Bill Justice
Visual Effects
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 14, 1961
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Content RatingG
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This Movie Is About.
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Babes in Toyland is a 1961 American Christmas musical film directed by Jack Donohue and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It stars Ray Bolger as Barnaby, Tommy Sands as Tom Piper, Annette Funicello as Mary Contrary, and Ed Wynn as the Toymaker.
The film is based upon Victor Herbert's popular 1903 operetta Babes in Toyland. There had been a 1934 film also titled Babes in Toyland starring Laurel and Hardy, and three television adaptations prior to the Disney film, but Disney's was only the second film version of the operetta released to movie theatres and the first in Technicolor. The plot, and in some cases the music, bear little resemblance to the original, as Disney had most of the lyrics rewritten and some of the song tempos drastically changed, including the memorable song "Toyland", a slow ballad, which was sped up with only the chorus sung in a march-like rhythm.
The toy soldiers later appeared in Christmas parades at the Disney theme parks around the world.
Funicello said it was her favorite filmmaking experience.