The Phantom Tollbooth

The Phantom Tollbooth

90 mins | Adventure, Animation, Fantasy | Nov. 7, 1970

The Phantom Tollbooth, based upon the children's adventure novel by Norton Juster, tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo. Unexpectedly receiving a magic tollbooth and, having nothing better to do, Milo drives through it and enters a kingdom in turmoil following the loss of its princesses, Rhyme and Reason.

The Phantom Tollbooth

90 mins | Adventure, Animation, Fantasy | Nov. 7, 1970

The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth, based upon the children's adventure novel by Norton Juster, tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo. Unexpectedly receiving a magic tollbooth and, having nothing better to do, Milo drives through it and enters a kingdom in turmoil following the loss of its princesses, Rhyme and Reason.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The Phantom Tollbooth
Directors Dave Monahan, Abe Levitow, Chuck Jones
Writers Sam Rosen, Norton Juster, Chuck Jones

Cast

Butch Patrick

as Milo

Mel Blanc

as Officer Short Shrift / Dodecahedron / Demon of Insincerity (voice)

Daws Butler

as Whether Man / Senses Taker / Terrible Trivium / Gelatinous Giant (voice)

Candy Candido

as Awful DYNN (voice)

Hans Conried

as King Azaz / The MathemaGician (voice)

June Foray

as Ralph / Faintly Macabre / Princess of Pure Reason (voice)

Patti Gilbert

as Princess of Sweet Rhyme (voice)

Shepard Menken

as Spelling Bee / Chroma (voice)

Cliff Norton

as akofonous A. Dischord / Tollbooth Speaker (voice)

Larry Thor

as Tock The Watchdog (voice)

Les Tremayne

as Humbug (voice)