Synopsis
Babes in Toyland (1961) is Walt Disney's musical fantasy you can watch online on iFILM. It was the studio's first live-action musical, adapted from Victor Herbert's beloved operetta and set in a candy-colored Toyland where Mary Contrary and Tom Piper are about to wed.
Then schemer Barnaby steps in. He wants Mary for himself, so he has Tom kidnapped, and the wedding gives way to chases, disguises, and a workshop full of toys that come to life. The famous March of the Wooden Soldiers finally turns the tables on him. Ray Bolger, the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz, hams it up as Barnaby; Disney favorite Annette Funicello plays Mary, and Ed Wynn fusses about as the Toymaker.
The painted sets, Herbert's songs, and that old-Hollywood sweetness make it a gentle pick for family movie night and anyone who misses hand-built Disney fantasy made long before CGI. Stream Babes in Toyland (1961) online on iFILM.
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