Tom Thumb Film 1958 - This Is My Song

[MsToriable]

Oh my goodness...I forgot about this movie! I used to watch this at least once a week when I was a child!

[CurlyHair6678]

WOW HIs name is Russ Tamblyn Eh?

Well My last name is tamblyn!

(Creepy)..

[vampirealdys]

I bet this was the funnest movie to make for its time!

[BuffaloBoweser]

my favorite childhood film love it so much stil allways sing this dsong with my ma :D

[zuiderzee98]

I can see where "Toy Story" picked up a few ideas from this film.

Russ Tamblyn shows so much vitality and gusto and zest for what he's doing as Tom that you'd hardly think he was the same actor in "War of the Gargantuas". To his credit, he showed some acrobatic moves in "The Haunting".

[Alexthegreat1372]

I always wanted a room like this when I was little.

[Daiul]

Every now and then I have broken into humming this song through out my life and yet I could never remember what it was from. I'm so glad I fell upon this by chance because now I recall watching this with gramda, Father, who is now deceased, and my brother. It is so nice to have this memory returned; need-less to say I have just spent the past thirty minutes crying.

[thegeezerdan]

Superb song.

[katie2ish]

i love tommy thumb my mum brought me up on it along with the ones everyone knows like wizard of oz ane the original charlie and the chocolate factory etc etc dont make films like these anymore :-( x

[skinnyrichard]

wish my daughter was still young and i cud sing this with her............getting old sucks big time

[Alexthegreat1372]

@skinnyrichard I'm 21 and my mother still sings this to me ALL the time. You're never too old to sing this to your child. I promise.

[skinnyrichard]

and it's still my happy song,til my dying day!!!!!

[skinnyrichard]

used to sing this with my daughter when she was my young little princess.....now she's all grown up........

[moviefan626]

This song has been stuck in my head all week :)

[theginjaninja93]

i randomly started humming this the other day :) love this song!

[brahmin21]

russ......!!!!.............wha­t a dancer....!!!!

[skinnyrichard]

ladedadedada this is my happy song

[MiniBoomx]

I wanna marry Russ Tamblyn♥

[bohgirl11]

He reminds me of Buddy from Elf.

[shizzzlish]

there are three people apparently angry at the world... but still this is the greatest movie everrrr :D

[brieluvsKISS]

@JonathanH051088 wicked awesome! lol Russ is such an amazing acrobat, simply blows my mind XD doo dee doo dee dum dum DUM! hehe

[oldhippiefromthe60s]

I sat in the Lowes State theatre in St .Louis mo when I was a kid and stayed for 6 showings. (remember when they charged 1 price and you could stay as long as you liked) those were the days my friends we thoght they would never end. nuff said

[tweety2k4]

thankyou for putting this on youtube and good quality i loved this when i was a kid

[oma37]

part3????4????5????hääää????? haaaalllllllooooo meeeeehr bittttteeeeeee :)

[Abellalisa]

Before computer animation. Imagination comes first, everything else after! Imagine that!

[YuOminae2]

Incredible Russ Tamblyn, I use to watch him in Twin Peaks, what a different Character!

[YuOminae2]

Incredible Russ Tamblyn, I use to watch it in Twin Peaks, what a different Character!

[bigboyzac2010]

I can dance like that, and so can -  Ummmmm, errrrrrrr, gene Kelly maybe

[bigboyzac2010]

I can dance like that, and so can -  Ummmmm, errrrrrrr, gene kelly maybe

[SeriouslyIndifferent]

When you're a jet, you stay a JEEEEEEEEEET!

[goatboyful]

i know he was'nt a great actor, but a good looking guy with that kind of athleticism, how the hell did he not end up the biggest action-film star of his era? and when he appeared a Dr Jacoby in Twin Peaks, this was the first scene i thought of.

[xxLINDZYYxx]

loved this film and still do i havent seen it in yrs 1of my fave song and fave part but i do love this film soo much

[urgrandmascar]

i am very confused my dad told me to look this cartoon up and im scared now...

[falloutboy7687]

I absoulutly love this film!!! I haven't seen it in ages but i still like singing "this is my song" and my dad used to sing "the yawning man" to get me to sleep. I actually think this is my favourite film ever!! :D

[falloutboy7687]

i absolutly love this film!!! i havent seen it in years but i still sing "this is my song" XD i actually think this is my favourite film ever!!

[s0me1namedZAch]

This used to scare the fuck out of me when I was little

[dazzmoss]

fab brill meg i watch his to many ys ago and i love it,, and wen i was a uncle and my nephew came over i had it on video they watch it and even today we sing the song this is my song,,

long live tom thumb

[weestuburns]

I can do that.

[DDRarrow]

nostalgia overload. I completely forgot about this movie until now, I got goosebumps watching this again.

[madmomentsgo]

brings back memories

[MrJosecait]

this is available to buy on dvd at play.com 5.99 with free p&p bargain for a classic

[loay1976]

Really great children song

I recall it from my childhood .. Oh really a great classic

[gateforth]

Hey does anyone know where I can get a copy of this film!! I live in england

[readthisifyouaregay]

@gateforth I'm looking for this on DVD too. My wife's favourite film ever cince she was a child. If I get her this for Christmas I won't need to get her anything else :-)

(I think its rather disturbing though)

[89thatsnumberwang]

this film used to give me the creeps.

[auggdogrules]

go russ go,the man is great and nicest guy you'll want to meet.

[readthisifyouaregay]

@auggdogrules i dont want to meet him - i would be scared i might crush him to death if I stood on him

[stephaniemurrayxx]

holly shiza that golly wog scared the crap out of me

[Cader1dris]

GREAT movie, fab effects considering the time it was made!

[rlr33]

Russ Tamblyn was such a talented acrobatic gymnast and a dancer. It must have taken Herculean indurance to do all of that jumping around, flipping, and dancing!

[liamfitz90]

Not being racist, but when I was a kid I was terrified of that gollywog on this.

[limbdarkening]

I didn't know Tom Thumb was so gay.

[DaveLucas427]

George Pal was always a better producer than a director. (NY Times critic described his direction of this film, his first as a director, as "generally flat." His use of jazz music for the dance number seems anachronistic and misplaced. But hey, it's effects earned an Oscar, so what the heck.

[mattiMAYHEM]

It's all very clever for a film of it's time, I remember watching it more than a lot when I was little lol, it's nice to see it again :)

[splashgotuwet]

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[AaronCreer]

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[143AC]

Comic/character actor/mimic and singer Dallas McKennon did the voices for the "Puppetoon"toys here..including "Confusion The Chinese Humpty Dumpty"..Mrs.Gracie Lantz did the laughs for pole climbing"Woody Woodpecker"toy.

[143AC]

Mr Tamblyn has said that he never sang in his movies. Yet?! I wonder if he sang this tune..or? did someone else record his vocals and he just lip synced them?

[saranuneaton]

I just found this out of pure wonder if it actually existed. This song as always been in my head ever since i was a lttile girl and now im 24. I wonder if i could buy dvd or vhs version.

[aywatson1958]

It used to be on TV every christmas in the UK, throughout the 70s and 80s

[MDthornton83]

I loved the scene where the character he painted comes to life and dances with him. But the jack-in-the-box used to creep me out a bit. 

[MDthornton83]

I totally remember this movie! Man it's been so long since the last time I've seen it! Brings back old memories!

[737loz]

I used to watch this video all the time when I was little.

Scared me so much.

[sibionic]

aww thank you! This tom thumb tune has been floating around my unconscious for 35 years.

[Carambabambasamba]

Thanks for posting the entire song sequence, Babyjess01. Just one correction: the official title of this song is "Tom Thumb's Tune" (not This Is My Song). It was written and composed by Peggy Lee -- the same singer who also wrote and sang the numbers from Disney's "Lady and the Tramp."

[wizzwamf]

never seen this film but wow i love it

[pinkpuddles]

how could such a charamastic guy get mixed up in drugs?! :'( but to be honest he looks like heres on them here XD :D.... will never forget Russ!

[pinkpuddles]

love this film but if they weren't so obsessed with spoiling their non existant child with toys then just maybe they could eat something other than cabbage suit xP but at least Tom comes to enjoy it :)

[LastTree]

Amazing, so amazing..wow and can that kid dance!! George Pal is incredible with the paper doll dancing.

[DisneyDarcy]

Oh the 50s, how lovely and innocent you were.

[BriarFilth]

Oh god I used to love this film so much when I was a kid <3

[marzli]

damn. watched this many times as a child. now i remember watching it. very nice movie!

[stripperella1sthubb]

Am I the only one that hears Woody Woodpecker?

This part is what make this movie in my 50 fave films.

[MsBkirk]

@stripperella1sthubb I heard Woody Woodpecker too!

[andy325ify]

superb

[beccalawsome]

Russ Tamblyn! <33

[miladynana]

I LOVE this movie, this song is soo cute and he dances so well !

[mcca99]

BCFC

[Notebooked]

Dear lord, that is nothing short of amazing.

[tulinmusclefan86]

@Notebooked - Indeed! One of my FAVOURITE childhood films and this music always makes me tear up with memories. This tune is just sweet and melancholy.

[classnotgas]

B.C.F.C

[TheSaidEric]

Ross tamblin is THE MAN !!

Eric from scotland

[Jammedheat]

Eastenders! That was quality against the geordie scum, we should sing this again at Barnsley, the old songs are always the best. BCFC

[P63128SIR]

EAST EAST ENDERS

[lukebristol]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

do de do de doo... !

[toxlox]

Sadly, the first thing that came to mind:

Man, kids had some crappy racist toys back then.

[jlnrstc]

i love this i love this i love this

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[nejiplayer4]

i saw this a few months ago

it was a cool movie

[gregsgroup]

i use this video to keep my little sister in check,once i put this on its like they are hypnotized :)

[Swamibu]

Great movie and memories, thanks!

[wataf211110]

Does anyone else think Toy Story was based on this film ?

The similarities are there for all to see and Tom's best mate is called Woody the Woodcutter !!!

[princessjezzica]

Only Woody in Toy Story ISNT a woodcutter... :|

[assassingh10]

aww so much memories :(

time goes too fast :(

[JarokHyrr]

I saw this as a kid.

[dubs19842009]

I just remember even more great dancing out of him as Riff in West Side Story.

[fabramaaa]

thank you its good for me and my baby

[tom1955826]

My sister and I sent away for this from the back of a jar of "Bosco". It was on a 45RPM record. The flip side was a song called "It's got to be Now or Never" which was a poor attempt at filling the other side of the record. Never saw the movie or heard the 9 minute song till yesterday. This is great music and dancing!

[smr61754]

My mother sent away for that record for me, too....I wish I still had it but I think sister absconded with it years ago.

"It's Now or Never" WAS a poor attempt to fill a B side but Russ was no singer. But I was 4.....what did I know?...LOL! He was an incredible acrobat and dancer, though. :)

[brieluvsKISS]

Used to watch this @ grandmas house all the time...my favorite scene of the movie :)

[dippydai]

I loved this so much. Thanks for posting

[Midway1986]

Thanks for this!

Tom Thumb takes me back..... Aaaaah

Do de do de dum dum.....

[Sicilia928]

Thank you so much for loading this. It takes my to my childhood with alot of joy.

[sawko972]

outstanding

this is so creative

[SutcivnI]

just saw this on tv like "wtf thats the coolest and probably best dancing ive ever seen"

glad its on youtube so i can see it again lol!

[bbnoctor]

thats him singing i know his voice anywhere

[carolbowser]

omg i uste lov dis film asa baba

memorys (:

[Andron3]

Wonderful movie. One of the best movies of my chilhood. There is currently neither the talent nor the vision of the world to make these films.

[skinnerburgers]

Cheesy song, but fantastic dancing and some of the best special effects I've ever seen.

[realar]

Actually guys Tamblyn can't sing.

He's lip synching.

[lindajacui100o00o]

podrian poner la pelicula ??yo quiero verla...*-* please..

[kenyonsmells]

I love this film so much, i remember watching it when i was very little

[RoyalStargazer]

This is a classic, so underrated!

Good bit of parkour he does in that dance lol.

[lindajacui100o00o]

jajaja lo admito es muy linda la canciòn

[takeyourrmeds]

im so creeped out

[Fwifl]

argh HMV doesn't sell old films like this :((( im guna buy this on amazon love it toooo much!!!!!! CHILDHOOD MEMORIES!!!!!!!!

[heckald]

this guy is legit, but his face is kinda freaky

[cjwaywell]

I went to see this live and it was brilliant. I love this song 5 Stars.

[lindajacui100o00o]

if I agree, I like much.

[milofire]

Please do tell where...

[alfa01spotivo]

wow thats brings the memories flooding back . thank you x

[rcb0683]

They just do not make them like this anymore.

[dev1182]

timeless, really timeless, my brother & i loved this when we were growing up, im 25 my brother is 21, & now my kids love this, they are 4 & 2.

love the movie.

[hailbrainiac]

Too bad Russ disappeared into oblivion.Last time I seen him was in a very small unspoken part in Cabin Boy as a Merman.I know he got swallowed up by drugs in the 60`s.Sad really.

[auntloretta14]

He is one of the best dancers ever.

[cobie1012]

i love itty

[soapybubbles07]

i remember this film growing up (im 25 now)n going to stay at my gran n papa's, i loved it so much, in fact i still do, so fink im going to buy it.

[jobicanobe]

fantastic

[stevens2006]

when i were 5 year old, i start watch this, now im 19, i love it :D

im deaf by the way. i can the song he sing(this is my song)

[jadeyrickman]

I'm 19 too, and I used to have this on video. I randomly youtubed it and I remember the words lol :D

[soupified]

I love this and the yawning man but I can't find the talented shoes anywhere :(

[Cartoonsbystan]

I always thought this was a British film, with so many English actors in it. Never mind, I still get a thrill watching it today--50 years on.

[voncheezy]

man this guy is brilliant! he puts so much effort into his moves but makes it look so easy!

[jlnrstc]

this is awesome movie ,the best movie of my childhood ,I have downloaded it from torrent a couple months ago... Does anybody know some similar movies to this one?

[143AC]

My favorite toy in this scene..is The Wood Woodpecker

pole climber.

[mijahan]

Loved this film as a kid & still do. Videoed it off the tele years ago & my daughter always loved it as a little girl. She's now 14 & I would love to get a DVD copy but can't find it anywhere(In Liverpool or the net). Can anyone help?

[moviemaniafan2004]

you can get it on ebay because ive got it on dvd and from ebay im putting on youtube hehehe but soon

[sexybackSAFC]

Oh! My! GOD! I remember watching this when I was younger! THIS IS SO AMAZING! I loved this movie! I'm feeling slightly nostalgic now lol

[letufi]

thanks for the post!

[scooterdudeofcopley]

thanks for the wonderful flashback!

[bilkox]

Thanks for posting

[143AC]

When the heads of MGM convinced Mr.Pal that a

real actor should play Thom Thumb.He wanted to

hire Donald O'Connor for the part. MGM However felt that Mr.Russ Tamblyn should play

the role and..he did.

[143AC]

Originally,Mr.George Pal didn't want Mr.Tamblyn to

play Tom Thumb. He wanted to do the film as an all puppetoon movie. But the heads of MGM said have a real actor play the

part.

[143AC]

What wonderful memories this brings to me. I first saw Tom Thumb at The Wakefield Theater In The Bronx,NYC 51 years ago and it still enchants me.

[munki66]

anyone kno where i can get the UK DVD for this?

[Med4clow]

love this movie i know this story from my father, i'have search for this video all over. where can i get this film?

[galnamedmal]

I kept having flashbacks to watching this as a little kid ALL the time... I never knew what it was though! So I'm so excited to have found this! :D

Aww it's so fun!

[elliekate39]

thankyou soo much for uploading! Brings back happy memories)

[Bowmaj21]

Wow, what a great movie!

It's got brilliant sets, pretty awesome stop motion moments, and absolutely fantastic performers!

I hope someone uploads it!

[simoncuming41]

All those toys must be valuable collectors' items now. I love that big cuddly monkey!!! But there are some very good if not better dancers today!!!

[HotmailHottie]

When you actually think about when this film was made the graphics, the ideas, the time spent to create such a movie is beyond belief. The whole movie is packed with amazing talent and creative scenery. Even if a re-make was made of this movie today it wouldn't even compare to the original.

A wonderful movie, one that will amaze generations to come!

[BoriquaLady1209]

He makes dancing looks so easy. I watched this like 10 times was so entertained. Thanks for the upload!

[lillybet1]

I agree with Leigh877. No one has the all around talent these days to pull it off. They would have to get a west end/broadway star to do it.

[TimmPia]

Loved this movie...I think I´m gonna buy it. :-)

[caleballen11]

Mee too.

[RetroJem]

I used to watch this movie when I was little. I used to sing along with my mother to every song in the movie.

[iceprincess2616]

I think Tom Hanks would have had a shot at it.. maybe not sure if he could dance though ! lol

[hammer1727]

mum rented me this when i was 8 and i watched it 6 times, a classic

[leigh877]

I can't imagine any young actor now who would be doing something like this. I don't think he'd be able to do it. Russ Tamblyn is amazing!

[leigh877]

He's an amazing dancer and acrobat, isn't he?

[leigh877]

My papa rented this movie for me and my sister when I was six. I've always loved this song. Thanks for the upload. :)

[LilLadyGansta]

the had coloured film in the 50's? I'm 12, so i wasn't around when this was made_=D

[lilijulili]

that's sooooo great!! As a kid i loooooved this movie and when i look at it now i realise how talented was Russ Tamblyn. I mean, i wasn't realising how a great dancer he was when i was 6 you know! ? lol

xxx

[xxxLinnythepoohxxx]

I loved this movie as a kid, and it still looks as wonderful. I hope to get a copy of it somewhere.

[katiebug223]

I LOVE west side story so i was searching for fun things about "Riff" (Russ Tamblyn) and i found this! it's really cute!

[newrochellephoenix]

God Bless Russ-hes still out there !

[alfa01spotivo]

excellent

[DieAika]

i am seraching for this movie soooo damn long!!!! Thank you so much for uploading!!!!! Be blessed for that!! :)

[13664217]

A mi me encantaba verla en mi viejo betamax jaja! I loved it!!!!!

[bigg3469]

@ 1:51 that's Woody Woodpecker's famous laugh done by Gracie (Mrs. Walter Lantz) Stafford.

[bigg3469]

The toys were animated by the great George Pal of Puppetoon fame.

[QueenRukia]

My god I loved this film as a kid. I don't remember how I watched it, but I thought it was pure fun. I always remembered this scene and this song too.

[deedibble83]

could you tell me where i could get a complete copy of the whole film. i really do love this film.

[cherkit]

I want to jump and applause just like a kid.

It's so good to listen the unforgetable doubidoubidou. thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

God bless youtube for this.

[eyepin18]

The set design was awesome for a film of this time, loved it! excellent film loved it as a kid! Thanks for posting