Tom Thumb (1958)
He's only 5 1/2 inches high, but he's terrific!
Director: George Pal · Writers: Ladislas Fodor, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
A boy, no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him.
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Fandango At Home
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Fandango At Home
Trailer
Director
George Pal
Cast
Russ Tamblyn
Tom Thumb 
Alan Young
Woody 
June Thorburn
Forest Queen 
Terry-Thomas
Ivan 
Peter Sellers
Antony 
Bernard Miles
Jonathan 
Jessie Matthews
Anne 
Ian Wallace
The Cobbler 
Peter Butterworth
Kapellmeister 
Peter Bull
Town Crier 
Stan Freberg
Yawning man (voice) 
Dal McKennon
Con-Fu-Shon (voice) User Reviews (1)
Good things do indeed come in small packages. Woodcutter Honest Jonathan is granted three wishes by the forest queen as gratitude for not chopping down a mighty oak tree. Returning home he excitedly tries to tell his wife about the wishes, but an argument ensues and during the course of which, the three wishes are foolishly wasted. Realising the folly of their waste, they both sadly ponder on the absence of a son in their life, no matter what size he be. Jonathan muses that perhaps the queen would grant them one more wish, even a small one... Based on the Brothers Grimm story, "tom thumb" may just be the most undervalued musical made in the 1950s. "tom thumb" has everything a family musical should have, a fantastical fairytale full of colour, vibrant song and dance sequences, and a warmth to cheer the bluest of hearts. With the athletic and ebullient Russ Tamblyn taking the lead a…
