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Director: Jack Sher    More Info
Starring: Kerwin Mathews, Jo Morrow, June Thorburn, Lee Patterson, Gregoire Aslan, Basil Sydney, Charles Lloyd Pack, Martin Benson, Mary Ellis, Peter Bull

 This version of the Jonathan Swift classic tale is entertaining, as the shipwrecked Dr. Lemuel Gulliver (Kerwin Mathews) ends up in the small, small world of the Lilliputians followed by visiting the land of Brobdignag, home of the giants. The young ones should like it.

Director: Michael Curtiz    More Info
Starring: Eddie Hodges, Archie Moore, Buster Keaton, Tony Randall, Mickey Shaughnessy, Patty McCormack, Neville Brand, Judy Canova, Andy Devine, John Carradine

 In this version of Mark Twain's story, Huckleberry Finn (Eddie Hodges) escapes from his brutal alcoholic father, Pap (Neville Brand), and joins runaway slave Jim (Archie Moore) on a rafting trip down the Mississippi River. Along the way, they meet con-men "King" and "Duke" (Tony Randall and Mickey Shaughnessy) who find work on a riverboat and join the circus–neither the riverboat nor the circus were in Twain's book. Reluctantly, Huckleberry and Jim are drawn into the schemes of "King" and "Duke."

Director: Robert Stevenson    More Info
Starring: Peter Finch, James MacArthur, Bernard Lee, Niall MacGinnis, John Laurie, Finlay Currie, Peter O'Toole, Miles Malleson, Oliver Johnston, Andrew Cruickshank

 This Disney film is based on the Robert Louis Stevenson tale of David Balfour (James MacArthur) who inherits a fortune, and his evil uncle, Ebenezer (John Laurie), arranges for Captain Hoseason (Bernard Lee) to kidnap David and hold him on a slave ship. David is rescued, teams up with Alan Breck Stewart (Peter Finch), and the duo travels across Scotland in an attempt to regain what is rightfully his.

Director: David Swift    More Info
Starring: Jane Wyman, Richard Egan, Karl Malden, Hayley Mills, Nancy Olson, Adolphe Menjou, Donald Crisp, Agnes Moorehead, Kevin Corcoran, James Drury

 In this Disney remake of the 1920 film, Hayley Mills plays the role of a young orphan who goes to live with her Aunt Polly (Jane Wyman) and brings happiness to all she touches. Remade (for TV as "Polly") in 1989 and again in 2003.

Director: Ken Annakin    More Info
Starring: John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, Sessue Hayakawa, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Cecil Parker, Milton Reid, Larry Taylor

 This is the Disney version of the story based on Johann Wyss' tale of a family, shipwrecked on a South Seas island, that learns how to survive away from civilization. A robust, fun adventure.

Director: George Schaefer    More Info
Starring: Maurice Evans, Roddy McDowall, Lee Remick, Richard Burton, Tom Poston, Paul Ballantyne, William Bassett, Ronald Radd, Liam Redmond

 This version of Shakespeare's last play has been shortened, stripped of "off-color" words, and had a language "make-over" so that it would be suitable for the younger crowd. Prospero's (Maurice Evans) throne was taken over by his brother Antonio (William Bassett), and Prospero was exiled to a remote island with his daughter Miranda (Lee Remick). Along with them on the island are the monster Caliban (Richard Burton) and the airy sprite Ariel (Roddy McDowall). Prospero is a sorcerer, and he conjures up a tempest at sea that causes the wreck of the ship on which members of his family are passengers. As the family roams the island, Miranda and Prince Ferdinand (Ronald Radd) meet and fall in love. Ariel tells Prospero's family that their evilness led to Prospero causing the shipwreck. Forgiveness solves the problem, and Prospero is restored to his throne. The great cast and interesting costumes make it worthwhile watching.

Director: Charles Barton    More Info
Starring: Kevin Corcoran, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Bob Sweeney, Richard Eastham, James Drury, Edith Evanson, Tom Fadden, Barbara Beaird, Dennis Olivieri

 In this Disney film, Toby Tyler (Kevin Corcoran) is a boy who leaves home to start a new life with the circus.

Director: Robert Stevenson    More Info
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Leon Ames, Tommy Kirk, Ed Wynn, Elliott Reid, Edward Andrews, Wally Brown, Forrest Lewis

 When eccentric college chemistry professor Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) accidentally creates Flubber, the anti-gravity version of Silly Putty, the local college basketball team uses airborne slam-dunks against their archrivals. There is romance, in which Ned tries to win back his fiancee Betsy (Nancy Olson), along with other amusing complications as well in this Disney film.

Director: Jack Donohue    More Info
Starring: Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Ed Wynn, Annette Funicello, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Ann Jillian, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Mary McCarty

 On the eve of the wedding of Mary Quite Contrary (Annette Funicello) to Tom the Piper's Son (Tommy Sands), the evil Barnaby (Ray Bolger) hires henchmen Gonzorgo (Henry Calvin) and Roderigo (Gene Sheldon) to get rid of Tom and steal Mary's sheep that Little Bo Peep is caring for. This will make Mary unable to care for the children who live with her and force her to turn to Barnaby for help. All goes as planned, until Tom escapes, and goes with the children to Toyland where they help the Toymaker (Ed Wynn) finish the toys on his Christmas list.

Director: Don Chaffey    More Info
Starring: Donald Crisp, Laurence Naismith, Alex Mackenzie, Kay Walsh, Vincent Winter, Gordon Jackson, Duncan Macrae, Andrew Cruickshank, Moultrie Kelsall, Freda Jackson

 This Disney film–set in Edinburgh, Scotland, during 1865–relates the story of a skye terrier named "Bobby" that returns to its deceased master's grave every night. The problem is that Greyfriars Cemetery does not allow dogs on the property. The caretaker, John Brown (Donald Crisp), becomes attached to Bobby, which puts him at odds with Constable MacLean (Duncan Macrae) who wants Bobby arrested if John will not pay Bobby's license fee. Now, the children of Edinburgh raise the money, and Bobby becomes the neighborhood pet. Based on a true story.

Director: James B. Clark    More Info
Starring: David Ladd, Arthur O'Connell, Pam Smith, Anne Seymour, Duke Farley

 This story, taken from Marguerite Henry's novel "Misty of Chincoteague," is a delightful family film about the wild ponies of Assateague Island and their yearly round-up. Brother and sister Paul and Maureen Beebe (David Ladd and Pam Smith) eagerly await the annual round-up of the ponies that are then auctioned off by the Chincoteague fire department. Paul and Maureen have their hearts set on buying a mare named Phantom and her colt Misty, but a stranger purchases both ponies. Luckily for Paul and Maureen, the townsfolk step in, and all ends happily.

Director: Ishiro Honda    More Info
Starring: Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyoko Kagawa, Emi Ito, Yumi Ito, Jerry Ito, Akihiro Tayama, Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Kenji Sahara

 Tiny (one-foot tall) twins (Emi Ito and Yumi Ito), who have supernatural powers, are abducted from their island by Clark Nelson (Jerry Ito) and taken to Tokyo where they are exploited in a vaudeville show. But, their singing reaches far away to a giant caterpillar, Mothra, that comes to their rescue–destroying Tokyo in the process.

Director: Cy Endfield    More Info
Starring: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, Herbert Lom, Beth Rogan, Percy Herbert, Dan Jackson, Harry Monty

 Jule's Verne's sequel to "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is enhanced by the musical score and Ray Harryhausen's special effects. Set during the Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon, crash-land in the sea, and are washed ashore on a South Pacific island. They quickly realize that the island contains giant plants and creatures, and they are confronted by pirates. They even meet Capt. Nemo (Herbert Lom) of the "Nautilus" from "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and learn of his plan to feed the world's population, thus ending wars.

Director: Jack Couffer    More Info
Starring: Jean Coutu, Emile Genest, Uriel Luft, Robert Rivard, Jacques Fauteux, The Nomads

 A trapper is separated from his dog in this Disney film set in the splendor of the Canadian Rockies.

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman    More Info
Starring: Rod Taylor, J. Pat O'Malley, Betty Lou Gerson, Martha Wentworth, Tom Conway, Ben Wright, Lisa Davis, Cate Bauer, Frederick Worlock, Tudor Owen

 A male Dalmation, Pongo (voice of Rod Taylor), finds a way for his master, Roger (voice of Ben Wright), to meet Anita (voice of Lisa Davis) who has a pet female Dalmatian, Perdita (voice of Cate Bauer). Roger and Anita fall in love and marry. Pongo and Perdita are now together and produce a litter of 15 Dalmatian puppies. The evil Cruella de Vil (voice of Betty Lou Gerson) wants to buy Dalmatian puppies to provide fur coats for profit. When Roger refuses to sell them to her, she arranges to steal them. The police cannot find the puppies, but Pongo and Perdita use a system of dog signals to locate them, and–with help from dogs, geese, horses, and cows–the puppies are rescued.

Director: David Swift    More Info
Starring: Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Charles Ruggles, Una Merkel, Leo G. Carroll, Joanna Barnes, Cathleen Nesbitt, Ruth McDevitt, Nancy Kulp

 Twins Sharon and Susan (both played by Hayley Mills) meet at camp, learn they are sisters, and plot to reunite their divorced parents in this popular Disney film. There were three sequels in the 1980s as well as a remake in 1998.

Director: Aleksandr Ptushko    More Info
Starring: Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Vasili Lanovoy, Yelena Cheremshanova, Aleksandr Lupenko, Ivan Pereverzev, Sergei Martinson, Nikolai Volkov, Sergei Romodanov, Oleg Anofriev, Pavel Volkov

 A young girl, Assol (Anastasia Vertinskaya), meets a wizard who tells her that a ship with scarlet sails will, one day, bring a prince who will take her away to a place where she will be happy. As time passes, she patiently awaits her prince despite ridicule from those around her. But miracles can happen in this excellent "Cinderella" tale based on an Alexander Grin novel.

Director: Vincent Sherman    More Info
Starring: Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy Griffith, Juliet Prowse, Thelma Ritter, Ken Scott, Isobel Elsom, Rodolfo Acosta, Timothy Carey, Tom Greenway

 Widowed Lucretia "Lu" Rogers (Debbie Reynolds) leaves her two children in New York and resettles in Charleyville, Arizona Territory, where she takes a job working on Aggie Gate's (Thelma Ritter) ranch. Lu is courted by saloon owner Dan Jones (Steve Forrest) and by rancher Pat Collins (Andy Griffith). Lu adapts well to her new surroundings and is elected sheriff. When Lu is kidnapped, Dan and Pat form a posse and rescue her. After her rescue, Lu marries Dan, gives the sheriff's badge to Pat, and uses the reward money to bring her children to Arizona.

Director: Randall Hood    More Info
Starring: Eddie Albert, Jane Wyatt, Donnie Carter, Butch Patrick, Brenda Lee, Nancy Kulp, Soupy Sales

 Harry Davis (Eddie Albert) is a school principal whose life is turned upside-down when he learns that his young sons can turn themselves into bears whenever they want.

Director: Steve Previn    More Info
Starring: Vincent Winter, Hans Holt, Fritz Eckhardt, Bruni Lobel, Vincent Winter, Sean Scully, Hermann Furthmosek, Denis Gilmore, Hennie Scott, Peter Weck

 Tony Fiala (Vincent Winter) joins the Vienna Boys Choir and, after awhile, becomes friends with Peter Schaefer (Sean Scully). When Peter faces the crisis of his voice changing during puberty, Tony gets another boy in the choir to sing while Peter lip-synchs. Just when Peter starts to feel guilty, he is appointed assistant conductor, and off they go on an international tour where both receive standing ovations.

Director: Norman Tokar    More Info
Starring: Walter Pidgeon, Gilles Payant, Janette Bertrand, Emile Genest, Doris Lussier, Rolland Bedard, Teddy Burns Goulet

 In this Disney family movie, Rene Dumont (Gilles Payant) is an orphan who is hired by James Haggin (Walter Pidgeon) to help care for his show dogs. Big Red is a purebred Irish Setter that is loved by young Rene Dumont (Gilles Payant), but Big Red resists training efforts. When James believes that Rene is interfering in Big Red's training, he forbids Rene from coming near Big Red. Rene disobeys, and adventures ensue, but, by story's end, Red, Rene, and James are reunited.

Director: James Neilson    More Info
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Jane Wyman, Michael Callan, Deborah Walley, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Ivan Desny, Jessie Royce Landis, Max Showalter, Georgette Anys

 The Willard family leaves Terre Haute, Indiana, and goes on a European vacation in this Disney film. What the children consider fun and adventures prove troublesome for their parents, Harry and Katie (Fred MacMurray and Jane Wyman).

Director: Abe Levitow    More Info
Starring: Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Red Buttons, Paul Frees, Hermione Gingold, Morey Amsterdam, Mel Blanc, Julie Bennett, Joan Gardner

 Country cat Mewsette (voice of Judy Garland) longs for the excitement of Paris, so she packs up and heads there. She is catnabbed by the dastardly Meowrice (voice of Paul Frees), who intends to marry her off to a rich American cat. But Juane-Tom (voice of Robert Goulet) and his sidekick Robspierre (voice of Red Buttons) come to her rescue in this animated film with lots of songs by Judy.

Director: Norman Foster    More Info
Starring: Rony Zeaner, Karin Rossby, Gunilla Jelf, Erik Strandmark, Inga Landgre, Lennart Klefbom, Claes-Hakan Westergren, Gunnar Sjoberg, Lauritz Falk, Alf Kjellin

 Following his father's accident, young Hans Brinker (Rony Zeaner) took on the responsibility for his family's welfare. Hearing about the big financial prize offered for Amsterdam's annual ice-skating race, Hans enters hoping the prize money will cover the costs for his father's surgery.

Director: Robert Stevenson    More Info
Starring: Maurice Chevalier, Hayley Mills, George Sanders, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Michael Anderson Jr., Antonio Cifariello, Wilfrid Brambell, Jack Gwillim, Ronald Fraser, Norman Bird

 Based on Jules Verne's novel, this Disney film is about French scientist Jacques Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) who finds a note in a bottle that tells the location of long-missing Captain Grant (Jack Gwillim). Paganel and Grant's children, Mary and Robert (Hayley Mills and Keith Hamshere), set out on an adventure to South America in search of the missing sea captain. They encounter an avalanche, floods, wild animals, and a volcano while searching South America–only to find that they should be in Australia instead of South America. With help from former crew member Bill Gaye (Wilfrid Brambell), the children and Paganel finally accomplish their goal and find the missing captain.