 Babes in Toyland 1961  G, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Jack Donohue
Cast: Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Ed Wynn, Annette Funicello, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Ann Jillian, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Mary McCarty, Brian Corcoran, Marilee and Melanie Arnold, Jerry Glenn, John Perri, David Pinson
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.
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 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson, Madeleine Sherwood, Larry Gates, Vaughn Taylor, Patty Ann Gerrity, Rusty Stevens, Deborah Miller, Brian Corcoran, Jeane Wood, Walter Merrill, Bobby Johnson
Big Daddy (Burl Ives) is dying, and family members are hovering like vultures around his home. Brick (Paul Newman) and his childless wife, Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor), are there along with his brother's family of "No Neck Monsters"–as Maggie refers to the children. Of the situation, Brick says: "The truth is something desperate, and Maggie's got it. Believe me, it is desperate, and she has got it."
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| 1. Babes in Toyland (1961)
2. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
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