"A boy, no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him."<br /><br />Tom Thumb (stylized as tom thumb) is a 1958 British fantasy-musical film produced and directed by George Pal and released by MGM. The film, based on the fairy tale "Thumbling" by the Brothers Grimm, is about a tiny youth who manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him.<br /><br />It stars Russ Tamblyn in the title role, with a largely British supporting cast (it was filmed in both Hollywood and London), including Bernard Miles and Jessie Matthews as Tom Thumb's adoptive parents, June Thorburn as the Forest Queen and comic actors Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers as the villainous duo who try to exploit the tiny hero for profit.<br /><br />Director Pal worked with cinematographer Georges Périnal, animators Wah Chang and Gene Warren, art director Elliot Scott and special effects artist Tom Howard to create the animated and fantasy sequences. Peggy Lee wrote the songs, and Douglas Gamley and Ken Jones wrote the music.<br /><br />The film is referenced in The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) and Pinkeltje (1978). The film is also featured in That's Dancing! (1985)<br /><br />The filming locations for the movie were in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. and London, England.<br /><br />Cast<br /><br />Russ Tamblyn as Tom Thumb<br />Alan Young as Woody<br />Terry-Thomas as Ivan<br />Peter Sellers as Antony<br />June Thorburn as the Forest Queen<br />Bernard Miles as Jonathan, Tom's Father<br />Jessie Matthews as Anne, Tom's Mother<br />Ian Wallace as the Cobbler<br />Peter Butterworth as Kapellmeister<br />Peter Bull as the Town Crier<br />Stan Freberg as Yawning man (voice)<br />Dal McKennon as Con-Fu-Shon (voice)<br /><br />Reception<br /><br />Variety wrote, "film is top-drawer, a comic fairy tale with music that stacks up alongside some of the Disney classics"; and Time called it "unusually fresh and appealing; it is kid stuff, but it will probably sell a lot of popcorn to the grownups, too."<br /><br />Box Office<br /><br />The film was the 8th most popular movie at the British box office in 1959. According to MGM records the film earned $1,800,000 in the US and Canada and $1,450,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $612,000.<br /><br />/////<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Thumb_(film" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Thumb_(film</a>)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052427/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052427/</a><br /><br /><a href="https://odysee.com/@BMovieBoxcar" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://odysee.com/@BMovieBoxcar</a>:d?view=lists<br /><br /><a href="https://odysee.com/@OpenAllNight" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://odysee.com/@OpenAllNight</a>:7<br />