Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

76 mins | Family, Music, Fantasy, TV Movie | Dec. 24, 1955

A young girl becomes lost in a department store during the Christmas shopping rush. The frightened child is comforted by a department store Santa Claus who tells her a tale of storybook characters brought to life - of Tommy Tucker's love for the lovely Jane Piper and the cold-hearted villainy of evil Silas Barnaby. Through the girl's dreams, the viewer is transported to Toyland. Based on the classic Broadway operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough, this was its second live television special production, with some new cast members and some returning.

Babes in Toyland

76 mins | Family, Music, Fantasy, TV Movie | Dec. 24, 1955

Babes in Toyland
A young girl becomes lost in a department store during the Christmas shopping rush. The frightened child is comforted by a department store Santa Claus who tells her a tale of storybook characters brought to life - of Tommy Tucker's love for the lovely Jane Piper and the cold-hearted villainy of evil Silas Barnaby. Through the girl's dreams, the viewer is transported to Toyland. Based on the classic Broadway operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough, this was its second live television special production, with some new cast members and some returning.
Producers NBC Studios
Original title Babes in Toyland
Directors Max Liebman
Writers William Jacobson, Glen MacDonough, Will Glickman, Billy Friedberg, Fred Saidy, Neil Simon

Cast

Barbara Cook

as Jane Piper

Dennis Day

as Tommy Tucker

Jack E. Leonard

as Silas Barnaby

Dave Garroway

as Santa Claus

Wally Cox

as Grumio, the Toymaker

Bil Baird

as Clyde (voice)

Karin Wolfe

as Ann Piper

Dickie Belton

as Peter Piper

Ellen Barrie

as Joan

Mary Mace

as Widow Piper

Bambi Linn

as Dancer

Rod Alexander

as Dancer

Jack Powell

as Clown