Tom Thumb (1958)

G12/04/1958Music, Family, Fantasy, Adventure1h 38m
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He's only 5 1/2 inches high, but he's terrific!

Overview

A boy, no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Russ Tamblyn

    Tom Thumb

  2. Cast 1

    Alan Young

    Woody

  3. Cast 1

    June Thorburn

    Forest Queen

  4. Cast 1

    Terry-Thomas

    Ivan

  5. Cast 1

    Peter Sellers

    Antony

  6. Cast 1

    Bernard Miles

    Jonathan

  7. Cast 1

    Jessie Matthews

    Anne

  8. Ian Wallace

    The Cobbler

  9. Cast 1

    Peter Butterworth

    Kapellmeister

Good things do indeed come in small packages. Woodcutter Honest Jonathan is granted three wishes by the forest queen as gratitude for not chopping down a mighty oak tree. Returning home he excitedly tries to tell his wife about the wishes, but an argument ensues and during the course of which, the three wishes are foolishly wasted. Realising the folly of their waste, they both sadly ponder on the absence of a son in their life, no matter what size he be. Jonathan muses that perhaps the queen would grant them one more wish, even a small one... Based on the Brothers Grimm story, "tom thum...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

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