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''The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T'' is a sadly-overlooked 1953 fantasy movie, especially notable in that it was the only time that [[Dr. Seuss]] ventured into the live-action film medium. In it, young Bartholomew Collins (Tommy Rettig) [[All Just a Dream|finds himself]] and his hypnotized mother (Mary Healy) trapped in the piano-playing Institute of the maniacal Dr. Terwilliker (Hans Conried), a villain who doesn't just eat Seuss's [[Bizarrchitecture|marvellous scenery]], but engages in an [[Chewing the Scenery|epic multicourse banquet]]. Bartholomew's only hope is convincing plumber August Zabladowski (Peter Lind Hayes) to help him, instead of installing the Institute's sinks.
There's Siamese-beard rollerskaters, a visit to the most [[
{{tropelist|This film contains these INEXPLICABLE PHENOMENA:}}
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* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Played ''oh so very straight'' to the point where the entire film is a Freudian dream metaphor for Bart's longing for a father who can take him to baseball games instead of having to hang around the house with mom and do piano lessons. Yes indeed, very '50s.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: A dictator herds people into a labor camp, and it all ends with {{spoiler|an atomic explosion.}}
* [[Dream Ballet]]: If you squint a bit, the dance numbers could be considered as [[Dream Ballet
* [[Dream Land]]
* [[Elevator Floor Announcement]]: The dungeon elevator.
* [[Fashionable Evil]]: Of the [[
** Or a [[Fashion Victim Villain]]. Or maybe both simultaneously.
* [[Freud Was Right]]: Mr. Zabladowki has to rescue Bart's mom from her '''"lock-me-tight"''', which has a [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|heart-shaped lock]] that he has to bust open.
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* [[Notable Original Music]]:
** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHVRxzvkJao Dungeon Elevator Operator] song.
** The Dungeon of screechy violins musical interlude. (See
** The [[Camp|Camp Villain]] song, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8TQOzyCu8Q "Dress Me"], aka "Do-Mi-Do Duds". <small>"Come on and dress me, dress me, dress me in my finest array..."</small>
** "Just Because We're Kids" sounds like an anthem of the [[The Sixties|60's]] Baby Boom generation.
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* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: "Bartholomew Collins" sounds a lot like "Bartholomew Cubbins", the hero of an earlier book by Dr Seuss. They are both boys of about the same age, hats and the number 500 features in both stories. Dr Seuss ''did'' say his original idea was warped beyond recognition...
* [[Villain Song]]
* [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?]]
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