Babes in Toyland
Buena Vista Distribution Company | Release Date: December 14, 1961 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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80
The New York TimesA.H. Weiler
This time, Mr. Disney, true to himself in his own fashion, has constructed a garden of dreams to delight every child, with the aid of a few of the noted Herbert melodies, a spate of new ones, a cast of photogenic kids and willing grown-ups and sets as stylized as those of any Disney cartoon. Read full review
75
IndieWireDiana Drumm
While this film definitely does not gain points for female empowerment, it can still be fun for kids with toy soldiers coming to life, a shrinking machine and a multitude of Mother Goose characters, including Little Bo-Peep and Willie Winkie. Read full review
60
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Walt Disney's first live-action musical, a lavish translation to the screen of Victor Herbert's operetta, Babes in Toyland, is an expensive gift, brightly-wrapped and intricately packaged. But some of the more mature patrons may be distressed to discover that quaint, charming Toyland has been transformed into a rather gaudy and mechanical Fantasyland. What actually emerges is Babes in Disneyland. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A generally disappointing film, with only Bolger and Wynn to recommend it. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
A flat, stagy, artificially cheerful affair that falls far short of the memorably creepy Laurel and Hardy version of 1934. Read full review
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