Le pays des jouets

Original title: Babes in Toyland

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

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Ray Bolger, Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands, and Ed Wynn in Le pays des jouets (1961)

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Comedy Family Fantasy Musical Romance

Mary Contrary is set to marry Tom Piper when he is kidnapped by Roderigo and Gonzorgo, two goons working for the evil Barnaby who wants to marry Mary for her inheritance.Mary Contrary is set to marry Tom Piper when he is kidnapped by Roderigo and Gonzorgo, two goons working for the evil Barnaby who wants to marry Mary for her inheritance.Mary Contrary is set to marry Tom Piper when he is kidnapped by Roderigo and Gonzorgo, two goons working for the evil Barnaby who wants to marry Mary for her inheritance.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 1 win & 6 nominations total

Villager
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Don Anderson

Villager
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Marilee Arnold

Twin
(uncredited)

Melanie Arnold

Twin
(uncredited)

Robert Banas

Russian Dancer
(uncredited)

Tex Brodus

Villager
(uncredited)

Boyd Cabeen

Villager
(uncredited)

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Trivia
This was the first live-action musical that Disney Studios produced. It was as heavily promoted as the studio's other big films, but was a failure at the box office. It was one of the few Disney films never given a second run in the neighborhood theaters, or even re-released, as so many other Disney films were (it first appeared on television - in two one-hour segments telecast a week apart - only eight years after its original release. Eight years was usually the amount of time the Disney studios used to wait to re-release their films theatrically). Disney did not make another musical on this elaborate a scale until Mary Poppins (1964), which became its most successful film during Walt Disney's lifetime.

Goofs
When Gonzorgo and Roderigo are trying to hide from Barnaby after he discovers they sold Tom to the gypsies, he throws both of them over a hedge and on the ground. When they fall on the grass, it's obvious that it's artificial turf, because it moves with them.

Quotes
Toymaker: Do you Barnaby take Mary to be your wedded wife? To keep her in sickness, in adversity, in poverty, in tragedy, in disaster...
Barnaby: What are you doing?
Toymaker: Well, I was just trying to talk you out of it.

Connections
Featured in Le monde merveilleux de Disney: Back Stage Party (1961)

Soundtracks
Mother Goose Village and Lemonade
Music by Victor Herbert
Music adapted by George Bruns
Lemonade adapted from the instrumental piece "Military Ball"
Lyrics by Mel Leven
Sung by Chorus

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Featured review

6/10

all the bright colors

Mother Goose and her puppet goose Sylvester introduces a stage performance of the many children story characters. Tom (Tommy Sands) and Mary (Annette Funicello) are planning to get married. Tom is the son of the Piper and Mary is from "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary". Barnaby (Ray Bolger) intends to marry Mary and steal her money. He recruits petty criminals Gonzorgo and Roderigo to throw Tom into the sea and steal Mary's sheep. Gonzorgo has the idea to sell Tom to the gypsies to make money twice. Bo Beep (Ann Jillian) brings news that the sheep have gone. Mary is out of options and is forced to marry Barnaby until Tom suddenly returns with the gypsies. Meanwhile, Bo Beep leads the kids to the Forest of No Return to find her sheep. Tom and Mary go to save the children. The talking trees allow them to go to the Toymaker.

This Technicolor fantasy has all the bright colors in the rainbow. It insists on being cheery despite following so much the villains. Tommy Sands and Annette Funicello are not particularly compelling. Funicello is darn cute but has limitations in her acting. The songs are cheery. This has that cutesy Disney charm but it does not really stand the test of time. It has enough wackiness for kids of that era and this should have an appeal due to its nostalgia.