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A Film for the Family: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr T

on BBC One London

Feature films selected for the occasion - at home with the family - this week starring Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Tommy Rettig, Hans Conried

A small boy dreams his piano teacher is holding 500 boys captive in an enchanted castle and forcing them to practise every day.
Produced by Stanley Kramer and based on a children's story by Dr Seuss, this must be one of the most unusual musicals ever made in Hollywood.
After making a name for himself as a young producer of difficult subjects - the first ones in collaboration with Carl Foreman on classics like The Men, Home of the Brave and High Noon - Kramer made a whole series of off-beat films including The 5,000 Fingers of Dr T.

Contributors

Original screenplay:
Dr Seuss
Original screenplay:
Allan Scott
Director:
Roy Rowland
Producer:
Stanley Kramer
Mrs Collins:
Mary Healy
Mr Zabladowski:
Peter Lind Hayes
Bart Collins:
Tommy Rettig
Dr Terwilliker:
Hans Conried

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