Babes in Toyland
– All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! B..
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!
14 Dec 1961
English
Jack Donohue
Victor Herbert (operetta), Glen MacDonough (operetta), Ward Kimball (screenplay), Joe Rinaldi (screenplay), Lowell S. Hawley (screenplay), Anna Alice Chapin (libretto)
Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello, Ed Wynn
Tom the Piper's Son is about to marry Mary Quite Contrary. On the eve of their wedding, evil miser Barnaby hires two henchmen to drown Tom and steal Mary's sheep, cared for by Little Bo Peep, thus depriving Mary and the children she lives with of their livelihood, forcing her to marry Barnaby. The sheep are stolen, but Gonzorgo and Roderigo, Barnaby's henchmen, double-cross him by selling Tom to a band of gypsies instead, leaving Tom with the opportunity to escape and make his way with Mary, Bo-Peep, and other Mother Goose characters to Toyland.
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.
Buena Vista