 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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The Dolly Sisters 1945 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Irving Cummings
Cast: Betty Grable, John Payne, June Haver, S.Z. Sakall, Reginald Gardiner, Frank Latimore, Gene Sheldon, Sig Ruman, Trudy Marshall, Collette Lyons
Good "oldie" songs abound in this musical biography of the Hungarian-born Dolly sisters, Jenny and Rosie (Betty Grable and June Haver), who hit it big in the New York theater world in the early 1900s.
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The Sign of Zorro 1958  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Norman Foster, Lewis Foster
Cast: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Britt Lomond, George J. Lewis, Lisa Gaye, Romney Brent, Tony Russel, Jan Arvan, John Dehner
This Disney film is a reworking of several episodes of the popular "Zorro" TV show. It doesn't come off that well.
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Three Ring Circus 1954 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Jerrico, The Wonder Clown
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Joanne Dru, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Wallace Ford, Sig Ruman, Nick Cravat, Elsa Lanchester, Gene Sheldon, Douglas Fowley
Pete Nelson (Dean Martin) and Army pal Jerry Hotchkiss (Jerry Lewis) team up and join a circus owned by the beautiful Jill Brent (Joanne Dru). This film provides one VERY funny scene between Lewis and a "Bearded Lady."
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Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus 1960  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Family
aka: Toby Tyler
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: 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.
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| 1. Babes in Toyland (1961)
2. The Dolly Sisters (1945)
3. The Sign of Zorro (1958)
4. Three Ring Circus (1954)
aka: Jerrico, The Wonder Clown
5. Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)
aka: Toby Tyler
6. Where Do We Go from Here? (1945)
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