My 150 Favorite Movies - #149

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953)

This very fine film made a significant impression on me as a youngster, and was probably a seminal influence on my lifelong love of movies. It wasn't until many years later that I realized that the genius of Dr. Seuss was behind it. Simultaneously delightful and terrifying, involving a young boy's fear of his piano lessons and instructor. The plot isn't as important as the visual fantasy at play here.