Movie Title:Tom Thumb

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Are you looking for a film that you can safely glimpse with your children? Have you seen most of the Disney catalogue? Well, happily–once in a while–someone other than Disney produces a film that can enchant young and archaic, and in 1958 Mr. George Pal did honest that with “Tom Thumb”. After producing several science fiction classics in the fifties, Mr. Pal and his crack special effects team region up shop in England for this winning musical fantasy, based on the famed fairy legend.

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A unpleasant, impartial wood-cutter, Jonathan (Bernard Miles) and his wife, Anne (Jessie Matthews) are granted three wishes by the Forest Queen (splendid June Thorburn) for sparing her favourite tree. They basically bungle their wishes, but they are granted a son to raise. His name is Tom, and he is 5 1/2 inches spacious. Of course, being so petite, Tom has all sorts of arresting adventures. Unfortunately, one of them involves innocently helping two crooks (the hilarious team of Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers) hold a bag of gold, for which Tom’s novel parents are blamed. Luckily, Tom is able to eventually turn the tables on the crooks, with wait on from a local “merry minstrel”

(affable Alan Young),who also has a crush on the Forest Queen, and we wind up with a very jubilant ending!

Tom is played by one of the most talented and much performers in the history of cinema–Mr. Russ Tamblyn–an fabulous dancer and acrobat with a very exciting personality. Even among this strong cast, Russ Tamblyn–all “5 1/2 inches” of him–stands spacious! The extended production number with Tom and the toys is a classic–a tribute to Mr.Tamblyn’s talent and Mr.Pal’s Oscar-winning (as it turned out) special effects team. You can ogle how all that “puppetoon” experience paid off! A later scene where Tom puts on wooden shoes that can’t end dancing is another highlight.

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As the “heavies”, Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers are a matchless pair–with his rolling eyes, and devilish grin, Mr. Thomas gives this film exactly the type of “over-the-top” performance it needs, with Mr. Sellers as a perfect, dim-witted foil. They are perhaps the funniest duo since Laurel and Hardy.

The DVD is widescreen on one side, and corpulent conceal on the other. The colour is fair, especially the scenes where Tom is interacting with the toys. The sound is mono. Miss Peggy Lee level-headed the involving find, with several songs that your children will like (especially the “Yawning Man” sequence, voiced by Stan Freberg) –was there no ruin to Miss Lee’s talent?

Extras are sparse–brief biographies of Russ Tamblyn and George Pal (who directed as well as produced), and the film’s trailer.

“Tom Thumb” is the jubilant result of two major talents combining their efforts to effect a timeless classic. Today George Pal is remembered and respected as a pioneer of imaginative film. As for Russ Tamblyn, this title role–perhaps more than any other–provides a showcase for his special gifts. How about 4 1/2 stars for a 5 1/2 tear star! Recommended for the entire family!

and the great parts are unbiased as genuine today.

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start off, of course, with the luminous sequences from george pal. if i am not wrong, this was the final puppetoon animation he did, as he was then interested increasingly in directing feature length films. but if only for the yawning man and con-fu-shen, this film would be worth seeing.

add to that, the astonishing live performances by such as the underrated dancer russ tamblyn in the title role; the legendary jessie matthews; and a young peter sellers and terry thomas as advantageous funny villains. sadly, the esteem myth between queenie and woody slows thing down, and even the usually amazing alan young cant attach that allotment of the movie. (incidentally, a year later young would turn in his finest performance in the george pal “time machine.”)

i have such fond memories of this movie, and it manages to live up to them — i would wholeheartedly recommend it, especially to fans of fantasy, dance, or puppetry. bravo!
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