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Babes in Toyland (1961)

Directed by Austen Jewell, Jack Donohue · 106 min · Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Music

5.2 TOPICAL score · #6,151 of 6,776 films

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All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so he kidnaps Tom, setting off a series of comic chases, searches, and double-crosses! The "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" helps put Barnaby in his place, and ensures a "happily ever after" for Tom and Mary!

Babes in Toyland (1961, directed by Austen Jewell and Jack Donohue) has a TOPICAL score of 5.2 - ranked 6,151 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and lasting engagement, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 36% on Rotten Tomatoes · 4.7/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 5.9/10 (110 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 10 languages.

Why this score

Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics12
Audience16
Awards52
Historical impact9
Lasting engagement29
Cast19
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Ray Bolger (actor #1,529), Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello, Ed Wynn

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