The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
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Directors
Roy Rowland
Cast
Tommy Rettig, Hans Conried, Mary Healy, Peter Lind Hayes, Jack Heasley, Robert Heasley
The story
Bart Collins (Tommy Rettig) lives with his widowed mother Heloise (Mary Healy). The bane of Bart's existence is piano lessons he endures under the tutelage of the bossy and egotistical pianist, Dr. Terwilliker (Hans Conried).
Genres
Fantasy, Komödie, comedy film, fantasy film, musical film
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