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Tom thumb (1958)

Director(s) George Pal
Producer(s) George Pal (uncredited)
Top Genres Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
More Films Directed by George Pal More Films from 1958 More Films from the 1950s Top Classic Movies of the 1950s

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Tom thumb (1958) was a Family - Fantasy Film directed by George Pal and produced by George Pal.

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Musical Monday: Tom Thumb (1958)

on Dec 18, 2023 From Comet Over Hollywood

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Tom Thumb (1958) – Mus... Read full article

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Tom thumb Quotes:

Ivan: There are two crooks here - and both of them are you!
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Tom thumb Facts
Jessie Matthews's singing was dubbed by Norma Zimmer.
George Pal forgot to cast The Whipping Man and didn't realize his mistake until it was too late. Peter Sellers stepped in at the last minute and played the role, masked.
To help promote the film, a "Tom Thumb" float was made for the 1958 NY Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Producer/director George Pal was good friends with animator Walter Lantz and would usually insert a Lantz reference in his films as an homage. In this film during the "Tom Thumb's Tune" sequence, when Tom is dancing past the rows of toys, you can hear Woody Woodpecker's laugh.
In addition to being an accomplished dancer, Russ Tamblyn also studied acrobatics and gymnastics. It is Tamblyn, not a stunt double, doing the many athletic moves.
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