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Based loosely on Victor Herbert\u2019s 1903 operetta of the same name, Disney\u2019s Babes in Toyland<\/em> was theatrically released on December 14, 1961. The live action musical drama is 106 minutes in length.<\/p>\n

Plot Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the early autumn in Mother Goose Village, Mary Contrary (Annette Funicello) prepares to marry Tom Piper (Tommy Sands). Craving the money that Mary, unbeknownst to her, stands to inherit upon marrying, the evil Barnaby (Ray Bolger) convinces two henchmen, the bombastic Gonzorgo (Henry Calvin) and the mute Roderigo (Gene Sheldon), to kidnap Tom and to chase off the local sheep, without which Mary will have no income and will be forced to marry Barnaby, the only \u201csuitable\u201d bachelor in town. Fortunately for Mary, the kidnapping of Tom is partially botched, and the groom-to-be makes a triumphant return among a band of gypsies. Unfortunately for Mary, however, the sheep were chased off into the Forest of No Return, and the local children, including Boy Blue (Kevin Corcoran), Bo Peep (Ann Jillian), and Willie Winkie (Brian Corcoran), have hastened after them, risking their own lives in the process.<\/p>\n

At this point, the story, which largely plods amidst mediocre musical numbers during the movie\u2019s first half, picks up some steam. Cited by the forest\u2019s talking trees for trespassing on private property, Mary, Tom, and the children are forced to report to the home of the jurisdiction\u2019s chief magistrate: the Toymaker (Ed Wynn). Indeed, the characters have wandered into the boundaries of Toyland, and they get to meet the very man who makes the toys for Santa Claus!<\/p>\n

Just before his new friends arrive, the Toymaker, getting carried away with a new invention by his assistant, Grumio (Tommy Kirk), accidentally destroys all of the toys and is left to despair. Fortunately for this elderly artisan, however, Mary, Tom, and the children enthusiastically volunteer to help make new toys, and after a hard day\u2019s work, Christmas appears to be saved. Still, Barnaby and his henchmen are nearby, and these antagonists have not exhausted the schemes in their bag of tricks. Will Christmas really be saved, and will Mary and Tom finally marry?<\/p>\n

Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n

The overt performance of the film on a stage\u2014a curtain is raised following the opening segment, and the backdrops look more appropriate for a Broadway production than for a film\u2014cheapens the feel of the movie\u2019s early scenes. After a while, however, one gets immersed in the setting, and this blemish is mitigated, though not obviated.<\/p>\n

Production <\/strong><\/p>\n

Disney originally announced plans to make an animated version of Babes in Toyland <\/em>in 1953, but for various reasons, including other movie projects, television programs, and the opening of Disneyland Park, production was delayed for several years, and the project was changed from an animated feature to a live action movie. (1)<\/p>\n

Concerning the commencement of production, Ward Kimball, one of Walt Disney\u2019s \u201cNine Old Men,\u201d who was named a Disney Legend in 1989, recalled: \u201cAbout 1958 or \u201959, Walt called me up to his office and explained he had the rights to Babes in Toyland<\/em>. Walt wanted to know if I\u2019d like to take a crack at it because it would go into the public domain in 1960. There had already been two or three attempts at the Disney Studio to write some sort of story, but Walt figured that maybe I would have a different angle on it. I never agreed with the original Victor Herbert plot structure because the relationships between the characters seemed confusing. I forgot about what had been done before and worked out a plot where there was no doubt about what Barnaby was up to. Then I sat down with [veteran story artist] Joe Rinaldi and we did the storyboards. That\u2019s what Walt saw and he liked it. Next, I got Mel Leven to write some new \u2018Gilbert and Sullivan\u2019 type lyrics. Walt always thought that a song should advance the plot. That was the big change in Babes<\/em>, and Walt liked it.\u201d (2) Kimball did an excellent job in constructing Barnaby\u2019s character; the film\u2019s primary antagonist is both cartoonishly whimsical and menacingly sly, so he will entertain you while you root for his demise.<\/p>\n

Filming for Babes in Toyland <\/em>occurred at Disney\u2019s Burbank studio. There, grandiose sets and whimsical toy creations, which moved through either intricate mechanisms or through stop-motion photography, a process termed \u201canimotion,\u201d were housed. The film\u2019s many toys and various special effects, including the process of Jack-Be-Nimble (John Perri) thrice jumping over a candlestick; the process of Simple Simon (Jerry Glenn) miraculously balancing a huge stack of pies on his head, hands, and feet; the contents of Barnaby\u2019s magical piggy bank; the starry results of Roderigo hammering Tom in the head; the huge puddle that arises when Roderigo and Gonzorgo unburden their waterlogged clothes while informing Mary of Tom\u2019s supposed fate; the ability of Mary to walk on her hands; the talking trees in the Forest of No Return; the crying for \u201chelp\u201d of Grumio\u2019s impressive toymaking machine; the shrinking of various characters; and the components of the epic final battle sequences between the toy soldiers and Barnaby, were created by a team of Kimball, Eustace Lycett, Robert Mattey, Joshua Meador, Bill Justice, and X. Atencio. (3)<\/p>\n

Partially Blue Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Memories of Babes in Toyland<\/em> brought mixed emotions for Ward Kimball. The Disney veteran headed the unit that created the movie\u2019s amazing mechanical toys, but he was removed as the film\u2019s director in favor of Jack Donohue after giving Ray Bolger an audition and approving set designs without Walt Disney\u2019s permission. (4) Previously, with Walt Disney focused on Disneyland Park and with German rocket scientists Wernher von Braun, Willy Ley, and Heinz Haber working closely as correspondents, Kimball had enjoyed great autonomy in producing the three-part \u201cMan in Space\u201d series for ABC-TV\u2019s weekly \u201cDisneyland\u201d program, and this leeway perhaps caused Kimball to get carried away in the leadup to Babes in Toyland<\/em>. (5)<\/p>\n

Years later, Kimball recalled of the Babes in Toyland<\/em> incident: \u201cThat was kind of a low period. Unfortunately, [Walt Disney\u2019s] gofers and yes-men, like [Bill] Anderson and the rest of them, didn’t like my taking responsibility while Walt was away. I had the sets designed, we decided on Ray Bolger, things like that, and those were the province of Walt. I stepped over, but I had learned this from the space pictures. I should have analyzed it; maybe we’re getting into a different territory. So, it was bad, and he was going to teach me a lesson, and I was a naughty boy, I suppose, but it wasn’t my fault. This publicity guy, who knew that our rights to Babes in Toyland<\/em> were about to expire in a year or so, didn’t want any other studio starting the project, so he took this ad in the Variety<\/em> and Hollywood Reporter<\/em>: \u201cCongratulations, Ward Kimball assigned to direct Babes in Toyland<\/em>.\u201d I was embarrassed; I opened it and I called him: \u201cWhat the hell did you do this for, what’s Walt going to say?\u201d \u201cWell, we had to, it’s for our own protection.\u201d Walt heard about it\u2014of course, Anderson and the rest showed him\u2014 \u201cWe’ve got to do something about Kimball here.\u201d Walt thought that I put that in, and that was bad, and I don’t think that I ever convinced him that I didn’t.\u201d (6)<\/p>\n

Promotion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Babes in Toyland<\/em>, though both a critical and a commercial flop, was heavily promoted through numerous means, including a December 17, 1961 \u201cCast Party\u201d episode of Walt Disney\u2019s weekly \u201cWonderful World of Color\u201d series on NBC-TV; toy advertisements and sales in both the Sears Roebuck and Company Christmas catalog and Sears\u2019s brick-and-mortar stores; and entertainment offerings at Disneyland Park. (7) Regarding the Disneyland Park offerings, Walt Disney opened an exhibit featuring some of the film\u2019s sets and props in the Main Street Opera House, and the movie\u2019s toy soldiers were made the centerpiece of the park\u2019s Christmas parade. (8)<\/p>\n

Years later, in an interview with Disney historian Jim Korkis, Bill Justice recalled the circumstances surrounding the 1961 Christmas parade: \u201cX [Atencio] and I along with Ward Kimball built all the toys and everything for [Babes in Toyland<\/em>]. I think it was around late August, the picture was to be released in the fall, that Walt came down and said, \u2018I think we ought to have a giant toy parade at Disneyland.\u2019<\/p>\n

Walt felt we needed publicity for Babes in Toyland<\/em> and, believe me, it needed publicity because it didn\u2019t turn out the way it should have. Anyway, X and I were proud of the toys and the stop-motion stuff that we did for the picture. Walt said, \u2018Why don\u2019t\u2026since we need to get control of the parade anyway\u2026.why don\u2019t we make a giant toy parade?\u2019 He told me that I was to take charge and to supervise the building of all the toys and the floats and the costumes and so forth.<\/p>\n

I had no experience in any of that but you never said \u2018no\u2019 to Walt when he told you to do something. He thought you could do it so you did it and usually it turned out surprisingly well. I guess he picked me because it was going to be a toy parade and X and I had designed all the toys in the picture and he wanted the same type of toys.<\/p>\n

It was tough. We had to take the soldiers we designed down there and put somebody in them to wear. So we had to make compromises. They needed to look exactly like our toy soldiers in the film. They\u2019re still using those soldiers today in the parade, although they have had to occasionally rebuild them.\u201d (9)<\/p>\n

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Atencio and Justice thereafter emerged among Disney\u2019s leading Imagineers, contributing to such classic attractions as \u201cPirates of the Caribbean,\u201d \u201cThe Haunted Mansion,\u201d \u201cCountry Bear Jamboree,\u201d \u201cHall of Presidents,\u201d \u201cSpace Mountain,\u201d \u201cMickey Mouse Revue,\u201d \u201cSpaceship Earth,\u201d and \u201cWorld of Motion.\u201d They were both named Disney Legends in 1996.<\/p>\n

Music<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the film\u2019s soundtrack, Walt Disney said, \u201cThe music for our motion picture Babes in Toyland<\/em> is based on Victor Herbert\u2019s original score, which he wrote more than half a century ago. We have updated the music and lyrics to fit current trends, but the melodies remain the same.\u201d (10) Disney composer George Bruns \u201cadapted Herbert\u2019s score, changing the tempo of many songs, making new arrangements, transforming some themes into complete songs, and composing three new tunes,\u201d (11) and colleague Mel Leven developed lyrics for these numbers. Bruns was named a Disney Legend in 2001. (12)<\/p>\n

Babes in Toyland <\/em>was Disney\u2019s first completely live action musical. The studio\u2019s previous musicals had either been animated films\u2014Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs <\/em>(1937), Pinocchio <\/em>(1940), and Cinderella <\/em>(1950), for example\u2014or animation-live action hybrid films, such as Song of the South <\/em>(1946) and So Dear to My Heart <\/em>(1948). Subsequent completely live action Disney musicals included Summer Magic <\/em>(1963), The Happiest Millionaire <\/em>(1967), and Newsies <\/em>(1992). Babes in Toyland<\/em>\u2019s songs include: \u201cMother Goose Village and Lemonade,\u201d \u201cWe Won’t Be Happy Till We Get It,\u201d \u201cJust A Whisper Away,\u201d \u201cSlowly He Sank To The Bottom of the Sea,\u201d \u201cCastle in Spain,\u201d \u201cNever Mind, Bo-Peep,\u201d \u201cI Can’t Do The Sum,\u201d \u201cFloretta,\u201d \u201cForest of No Return,\u201d \u201cGo to Sleep,\u201d \u201cToyland,\u201d \u201cWorkshop Song,\u201d \u201cJust a Toy,\u201d and \u201cTom and Mary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Performed as Mary, Tom, and the children approach the toy factory with the talking trees, \u201cToyland\u201d is the best song in Babes in Toyland<\/em>. The number is catchy, and you will not be able to get it out of your head for a while; the primary villain song, \u201cWe Won\u2019t Be Happy Till We Get It,\u201d is a close second in this regard. The grandiose opening number, \u201cMother Goose Village and Lemonade,\u201d is also very catchy, but the remainder of the soundtrack is mediocre. All of the songs, as Walt Disney wanted, advance the plot, but the tunes are largely unmemorable. The dancing that accompanies some of the songs, especially \u201cMother Goose Village and Lemonade,\u201d \u201cCastle in Spain,\u201d and \u201cFloretta,\u201d is excellent.<\/p>\n

Humor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four characters in Babes in Toyland <\/em>are bound to make you laugh: Mother Goose\u2019s goose puppet, Sylvester J. Goose (voiced by Jack Donohue); Roderigo; Gonzorgo; and the Toymaker.<\/p>\n

Sylvester, whose \u201cfriends call [him] \u2018Syl\u2019 or sometimes \u2018Silly,\u2019\u201d offers numerous blunt and witty lines early in the film. For example, before the opening of the curtain, Sylvester responds to Mother Goose\u2019s plea to \u201ctalk faster\u201d by saying \u201cTalk faster?! You\u2019re lucky to find a goose who can talk at all.\u201d Later, after Roderigo and Gonzorgo notify Mary in song that \u201cTom sank into the sea\u201d and Mary and Mother Goose (Mary McCarty) exclaim in horror \u201cTom sank!,\u201d the goose nonchalantly asks, \u201cWho\u2019s Tom Sank?\u201d<\/p>\n

The Toymaker provides the bulk of the humor near the end of the movie. With his first appearance, the Toymaker proudly showcases a broken toy to Grumio, because knowing that children like to break toys apart to see how they work, the elderly artisan decided to eliminate the need for happy youths to exert themselves!<\/p>\n

Later, the Toymaker exudes great enthusiasm for Grumio\u2019s new shrinking ray, even calling the assistant a \u201cgenius\u201d for inventing the product. The Toymaker\u2019s good mood quickly evaporates, however, upon hearing Grumio\u2019s response to Tom\u2019s query about how the factory will acquire goods to shrink. To this question, Grumio replies, \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, the Toymaker incorporates hilarious stalling tactics while performing Mary and Barnaby\u2019s wedding ceremony. For example, the Toymaker begins the ceremony by saying \u201cWe are gathered here to witness this young lady making her first step towards unhappiness.\u201d Later in the ceremony, the Toymaker plays with the different meanings of the verb \u201cmarry\u201d by telling Barnaby \u201cI\u2019m glad I\u2019m not marrying you!\u2026Oh, I am marrying you, but I\u2019m marrying you to her.\u201d<\/p>\n

For their part, Roderigo and Gonzorgo engage in amusing blunders throughout the film. At one point, for example, Gonzorgo tells his silent partner to \u201ctip\u201d the child who brought them to Mary\u2019s cottage. After initially attempting to hammer the lad in the head, Roderigo realizes his mistake and hands the boy a gigantic lollypop! Unfortunately for the child, Roderigo proceeds to rip off the edible part of the candy and leaves the boy with only the stick. Lousy tipper!<\/p>\n

Relationship to Other Disney Films<\/strong><\/p>\n

Babes in Toyland <\/em>was the fifth of eleven Disney films to feature Tommy Kirk, who was named a Disney Legend in 2006. Kirk had previously appeared in Old Yeller<\/em> (1957), The Shaggy Dog<\/em> (1959), Swiss Family<\/em> Robinson<\/em> (1960), and The Absent-Minded Professor<\/em> (1961) for Disney; and he subsequently contributed to Moon<\/em> Pilot<\/em> (1962), Bon Voyage!<\/em> (1962), Son of Flubber<\/em> (1963), Savage Sam<\/em> (1963), The Misadventures of Merlin Jones<\/em> (1964), and The Monkey\u2019s Uncle <\/em>(1965) for the studio.<\/p>\n

Babes in Toyland <\/em>was the second of four Disney films to feature Annette Funicello, who rose to prominence through her role as a Mouseketeer on the Disney television series \u201cThe Mickey Mouse Club\u201d from 1955 to 1959 and was named a Disney Legend in 1992. Funicello had previously appeared in The Shaggy Dog <\/em>for Disney; and she subsequently co-starred with Tommy Kirk in The Misadventures of Merlin Jones <\/em>and The Monkey\u2019s Uncle <\/em>for the studio.<\/p>\n

Babes in Toyland <\/em>was the sixth of nine Disney films to feature Kevin Corcoran, who, like Tommy Kirk, was named a Disney Legend in 2006. Corcoran had previously appeared in Old Yeller<\/em>, The Shaggy Dog<\/em>, Toby Tyler <\/em>(1960), Pollyanna <\/em>(1960), and Swiss Family Robinson <\/em>for Disney; and he thereafter contributed to Bon Voyage!<\/em>, Savage Sam<\/em>, and A Tiger Walks <\/em>(1964) for the studio. Of the six films that featured both Kirk and Corcoran, Babes in Toyland <\/em>was unique in that Kirk did not play the part of the older brother to Corcoran\u2019s character.<\/p>\n

Babes in Toyland <\/em>was the third of eight Disney films to feature Ed Wynn, who was named a Disney Legend in 2013. Wynn had previously contributed to Alice in Wonderland <\/em>(1951) and The Absent-Minded Professor <\/em>for Disney; and he subsequently appeared in Son of Flubber<\/em>, Mary Poppins<\/em> (1964), Those Calloways<\/em> (1965), That Darn Cat!<\/em> (1965), and The Gnome-Mobile <\/em>(1967) for the studio.<\/p>\n

Henry Calvin and Gene Sheldon regularly contributed to Disney\u2019s popular ABC-TV series \u201cZorro,\u201d and they both appeared in Toby Tyler<\/em>.<\/p>\n

A toymaker is also incorporated in The Great Mouse Detective <\/em>(1986). More notably, toys form the basis of Pixar\u2019s ongoing Toy Story <\/em>series (1995, 1999, 2010, 2019).<\/p>\n

Physically, Gonzorgo and Roderigo bear resemblance to, respectively, the Walrus and the Carpenter from Alice in Wonderland<\/em>, though Roderigo is taller than the Carpenter. Furthermore, upon deciding to sell Tom to the gypsies, Gonzorgo hums \u201cTwiddle Dee Dee Di Dee Dum,\u201d which is close to the names of the characters, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, who relayed the Walrus and the Carpenter story to Alice.<\/p>\n

Gypsies are also featured in The Hunchback of Notre Dame <\/em>(1996).<\/p>\n

Christmas is also an important aspect of Lady and the Tramp <\/em>(1955), The Muppet Christmas Carol<\/em> (1992), The Nightmare Before Christmas<\/em> (1993), The Santa Clause <\/em>(1994), The Santa Clause 2 <\/em>(2002), The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause<\/em> (2006), A Christmas Carol <\/em>(2009), and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms <\/em>(2018).<\/p>\n

Incorporating a series of scenes where numerous characters are shrunk, Babes in Toyland <\/em>is one of several Disney films where characters\u2019 heights are manipulated with forced perspective. Such alterations also occurred in Darby O\u2019Gill and the Little People<\/em> (1959), The Gnome-Mobile<\/em>, The World\u2019s Greatest Athlete<\/em> (1973), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids<\/em> (1989), Honey, I Blew Up the Kid<\/em> (1992), and Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves <\/em>(1997).<\/p>\n

In the Parks<\/strong><\/p>\n

The toy soldiers from Babes in Toyland <\/em>remain a staple in the Christmas parades at Disney\u2019s theme parks around the world.<\/p>\n

A punny tribute to Annette Funicello, a net full of jello, appears in the preshow to \u201cMuppet*Vision 3D\u201d at Walt Disney World\u2019s Disney\u2019s Hollywood Studios theme park.<\/p>\n

Overall<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first half of Babes in Toyland <\/em>largely plods through a series of forgettable songs. Fortunately, once the characters enter Toyland, the story becomes much more engaging. Disney history buffs should watch the film if only because it incorporates the work of an immense number of both Disney Legends and regular Disney contributors.<\/p>\n

Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) A. H. Weiler, \u201cBy Way of Report: Disney Plans \u2018Babes in Toyland\u2019\u2014Other Items,\u201d New York Times<\/em>, October 11, 1953, accessed December 15, 2018, ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times with Index; Tom Jones, \u201cDisney Live \u2018Toyland\u2019: Victor Herbert Musical is Re-created in Manufactured Never-Never Land,\u201d New York Times<\/em>, June 11, 1961, accessed December 15, 2018, ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times with Index.<\/p>\n

2) Jim Fanning, \u201cA Very Merry Musical: Walt Disney\u2019s Babes in Toyland,\u201d The Disney History, December 2, 2011, accessed December 15, 2018, http:\/\/thehistoryofdisney.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/very-merry-musical-walt-disneys-babes.html.<\/p>\n

3) Ibid.; Jones, \u201cDisney Live \u2018Toyland\u2019\u201d; \u201cBabes in Toyland (film),\u201d D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, accessed December 15, 2018, https:\/\/d23.com\/a-to-z\/babes-in-toyland-film\/.<\/p>\n

4) Ibid.; Babes in Toyland,\u201d Turner Classic Movies, accessed December 15, 2018, http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/this-month\/article\/1148365%7C0\/Babes-in-Toyland.html; \u201cWard Kimball [December 12, 1986],\u201d interview by Michael Barrier, Michael Barrier.com: Exploring the World of Animated Films and Comic Art, August 2003, accessed December 15, 2018, http:\/\/www.michaelbarrier.com\/Interviews\/Kimball\/interview_ward_kimball.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5) Ibid.; Steven Watts, Walt Disney: The Magic Kingdom and the American Way of Life <\/em>(Columbia, Mo.: University of Missouri Press, 1997), 308-12.<\/p>\n

6) Barrier interview of Kimball.<\/p>\n

7) \u201cBabes in Toyland,\u201d Turner Classic Movies; \u201cBabes in Toyland (film),\u201d D23; Jim Korkis, \u201cThe First Disneyland Christmas Parade,\u201d Mouse Planet, December 19, 2012, accessed December 15, 2018, https:\/\/www.mouseplanet.com\/10197\/The_First_Disneyland_Christmas_Parade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

8) Ibid.<\/p>\n

9) Ibid.<\/p>\n

10) Fanning, \u201cWalt Disney\u2019s Babes in Toyland.\u201d<\/p>\n

11) Ibid.<\/p>\n

12) Ibid.<\/p>\n

What do you think of Babes in Toyland? Let me know in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n

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