Young Bart Collins lives with his widowed mother Heloise. The major blight on Bart's existence is the hated piano lessons he is forced to endure under the tutelage of the autocratic Dr. Terwilliker. Bart feels that his mother has fallen under Terwilliker's sinister influence, and gripes to visiting plumber August Zabladowski, without much result. While grimly hammering away at his lessons, Bart dozes off and enters a fantastical musical dream.
Cast
Peter Lind Hayes
August Zabladowski
Mary Healy
Heloise Collins
Hans Conried
Dr. Terwilliker
Tommy Rettig
Bartholomew Collins
Noel Cravat
Sgt. Lunk
Robert Heasley
Uncle Judson
Jack Heasley
Uncle Whitney
George Chakiris
Dancer
Alan Aric
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Henry Kulky
Stroogo (uncredited)
Tony Butala
Boy Pianist (uncredited)
Kim Charney
Kim - Boy in Line (uncredited)
Diki Lerner
Dancer in Dungeon Ballet (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Guard / Doorman (uncredited)
Crew
Roy Rowland
Director
Dr. Seuss
Screenplay, Story, Lyricist
Allan Scott
Screenplay
Al Clark
Editor
Franz Planer
Director of Photography
Stanley Kramer
Producer
Rudolph Sternad
Production Design
Emil Oster
Camera Operator
Helen Hunt
Hairstylist
Clay Campbell
Makeup Artist
Russell Malmgren
Sound Engineer
Friedrich Hollaender
Original Music Composer, Songs
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
William Kiernan
Set Decoration
Eugene Loring
Choreographer
Clem Beauchamp
Production Manager
Cary Odell
Art Direction
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