Babes in Toyland

Based On “Babes in Toyland”

Babes in Toyland is a 1961 American Christmas musical fantasy film directed by Jack Donohue and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It stars Ray Bolger as Barnaby, Tommy Sands as Tom Piper, Annette Funicello as Mary Contrary, and Ed Wynn as the Toymaker. The film is based on Victor Herbert's 1903 operetta Babes in Toyland. There had been a 1934 film also titled Babes in Toyland starring Laurel and Hardy, and three television adaptations prior to the Disney film, but Disney's was only the second film version of the operetta released theatrically and the first in Technicolor.

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Release date:

December 14, 1961

Director:

Jack Donohue

Cast:

Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello, Ed Wynn, Gene Sheldon

Genre:

Fantasy, Musical, Children's, Christmas

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1961 in adaptations