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Babes in Toyland

1961 · 106 min

A bright, sugary Technicolor confection of songs, dancing trees and toy soldiers, charming children and nostalgic adults more than anyone else.

Tagline
The happiest, most delightful musical comedy of your lifetime!
Overview
All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so he kidnaps Tom, setting off a series of comic chases, searches, and double-crosses! The "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" helps put Barnaby in his place, and ensures a "happily ever after" for Tom and Mary!

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • greed
  • family
  • found family
  • deception
Places
  • fantasy world
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism1
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, fantasy, family, music
Directed by
Jack Donohue, Austen Jewell
Written by
Lowell S. Hawley, Joe Rinaldi, Ward Kimball
Starring
Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello, Ed Wynn, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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