Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot
Young Bart Collins lives with his widowed mother Heloise. The major blight on Bart's existence is the hated piano lessons he is forced to endure under the tutelage of the autocratic Dr. Terwilliker. Bart feels that his mother has fallen under Terwilliker's sinister influence, and gripes to visiting plumber August Zabladowski, without much result. While grimly hammering away at his lessons, Bart dozes off and enters a fantastical musical dream.
Run Time
1h 29m
Genre
Family, Fantasy, Music
Release Date
19 Jun 1953
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Director & Producers
Top Billed Cast
Peter Lind HayesAugust Zabladowski
Mary HealyHeloise Collins
Hans ConriedDr. Terwilliker
Tommy RettigBartholomew Collins
Noel CravatSgt. Lunk
Uncle Judson
Uncle Whitney
George ChakirisDancer
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Henry KulkyStroogo (uncredited)
Boy Pianist (uncredited)
Kim CharneyKim - Boy in Line (uncredited)
Stanley Kramer Productions


Stanley Kramer
Roy Rowland
Dr. Seuss
Morris Stoloff
Friedrich Hollaender