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Title
The 5000 fingers of Dr. T
Other Titles (e.g. Variant)
Five thousand fingers of Dr. T
Type
MusicAudio
Monograph
Classification
LCC: SDD 72308 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
Supplementary Content
historical information (historicalinfo)
Content
performed music (prm)
Summary
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. is a 1953 musical fantasy film. It is best known for being the only feature film ever written by Theodor Seuss Geisel ("Dr. Seuss"), who was responsible for the story, screenplay, and lyrics. It was directed by Roy Rowland. The film was rereleased in 1958 under the title Crazy music
Table Of Contents
Original film soundtrack: 1. Opening credits ; Butterfly ballet (4:56)
2. Ten happy fingers (sung by Mary Healy & Tommy Rettig) (1:00)
3. Piano concerto : Ten happy fingers variation (1:00)
4. Dream stuff (sung by Peter Lind Hayes & Tommy Rettig) (2:30)
5. Hypnotic duel (sung by Hans Conried) (1:33)
6. Get together weather (sung by Hans Conried, Mary Healy, Peter Lind Hayes) (2:11)
7. Because we're kids (sung by Tommy Rettig) (1:48)
8. Dungeon ballet (6:08)
9. We are victorious (sung by chorus, Dr. T's Soldiers) (2:29)
10. Elevator song (sung by the elevator operator) (1:35)
11. Dressing song
Do-me-do duds (sung by Hans Conried & Chorus) (2:42)
12. End credit (:22)
Outtakes recorded by not used in the film: 13. My favorite note (sung by Hans Conried) (1:57)
14. Oh! we are the guards (sung by chorus, Dr. T's Soldiers) (3:03)
15. I will not get involved, Part 1 (sung by Peter Lind Hayes) (:41)
16. I will not get involved, part 2 (sung by Peter Lind Hayes) (:22)
17. Grindstone (sung by Peter Lind Hayes) (:44)
18. Money (sung by Peter Lind Hayes) (1:04)
19. Terwilliker (sung by Hans Conried & Mary Healy) (:54)
I will not go to sleep (sung by Hans Conried) (2:48)
21. Many questions (sung by Mary Healy) (2:12)
22. One moment ago (chorus) (00:31)
23. One moment ago (orchestra) (:32)
Capture
Recorded: Date: 1953
Intended Audience
general
Authorized Access Point
Hollaender, Friedrich The 5000 fingers of Dr. T