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The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

1953·1h 29m·G
FantasyRomanceFamilyMusic
IMDb Rating
★ 6.7/10
4,880 votes

A young boy dreams that he is in an imaginary world where, assisted by his family's plumber, he must save other piano-playing kids like himself from the dungeons of his dictatorial piano teacher who also mind-controls his mother.

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. is a 1953 fantasy romance movie directed by Roy Rowland, starring Hans Conried, Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 4,880 votes and runs 1h 29m.

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Director
Roy Rowland
Stars
Hans Conried
Peter Lind Hayes
Mary Healy
Tommy Rettig
Details
1953-07-01
89 min
Movie
G
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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