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The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)

Young Bart Collins lives with his widowed mother Heloise. The major blight on Bart's existence is the hated piano lessons he is forced to endure under the tutelage of the autocratic Dr. Terwilliker. Bart feels that his mother has fallen under Terwilliker's sinister influence, and gripes to visiting plumber August Zabladowski, without much result. While grimly hammering away at his lessons, Bart dozes off and enters a fantastical musical dream.

  • Family
  • Fantasy
  • Music

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Peter Lind HayesPeter Lind HayesAugust Zabladowski
  • Photo of Mary HealyMary HealyHeloise Collins
  • Photo of Hans ConriedHans ConriedDr. Terwilliker
  • Photo of Tommy RettigTommy RettigBartholomew Collins
  • Photo of Noel CravatNoel CravatSgt. Lunk
  • Photo of Robert HeasleyRobert HeasleyUncle Judson
  • Photo of Jack HeasleyJack HeasleyUncle Whitney
  • Photo of George ChakirisGeorge ChakirisDancer
  • Photo of Alan AricAlan AricElevator Operator (uncredited)
  • Photo of Henry KulkyHenry KulkyStroogo (uncredited)

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