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Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

  • 1960
  • G
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)
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Taken in by distant members of his family after being orphaned, Toby Tyler runs away to join the circus.Taken in by distant members of his family after being orphaned, Toby Tyler runs away to join the circus.Taken in by distant members of his family after being orphaned, Toby Tyler runs away to join the circus.

  • Director
    • Charles Barton
  • Writers
    • Bill Walsh
    • Lillie Hayward
    • James Otis Kaler
  • Stars
    • Kevin Corcoran
    • Henry Calvin
    • Gene Sheldon
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Charles Barton
    • Writers
      • Bill Walsh
      • Lillie Hayward
      • James Otis Kaler
    • Stars
      • Kevin Corcoran
      • Henry Calvin
      • Gene Sheldon
    • 17User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Kevin Corcoran
    Kevin Corcoran
    • Toby Tyler
    Henry Calvin
    Henry Calvin
    • Ben Cotter
    Gene Sheldon
    Gene Sheldon
    • Sam Treat
    Bob Sweeney
    Bob Sweeney
    • Harry Tupper
    Richard Eastham
    Richard Eastham
    • Col. Sam Castle
    James Drury
    James Drury
    • Jim Weaver
    Barbara Beaird
    Barbara Beaird
    • Mademoiselle Jeanette
    Dennis Olivieri
    Dennis Olivieri
    • Monsieur Ajax
    • (as Dennis Joel)
    Edith Evanson
    Edith Evanson
    • Aunt Olive
    Tom Fadden
    Tom Fadden
    • Uncle Daniel
    Oliver Wallace
    Oliver Wallace
    • Bandleader
    • (as Ollie Wallace)
    The Marquis Chimps
    • The Marquis Family
    • (as The Marquis Family)
    Walter Bacon
    • Circus Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Brandon Beach
    • Circus Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Arline Bletcher
    • Circus Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    Paul Bradley
    • Parade Onlooker
    • (uncredited)
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Circus Worker
    • (uncredited)
    William Challee
    William Challee
    • Jailbird
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Charles Barton
    • Writers
      • Bill Walsh
      • Lillie Hayward
      • James Otis Kaler
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Walt Disney was able to use Henry Calvin and Gene Sheldon in co-starring roles since they were still under his contract. They were co-stars of Disney's Spanish Western television series Zorro (1957) which was then off the air due to legal disputes between Disney and the American Broadcasting Company.
    • Goofs
      In the first scene Toby Tyler is supposed to be selling concessions at the circus, but he sits down to watch Mademoiselle Jeanette and Monsieur Ajax performing their acrobatic horse routine instead; the last shot shows Jeanette and Ajax in different costumes because it is a shot from a later scene in the movie where Toby Tyler performs the act with Jeanette. Therefore the last shot of their routine has Toby Tyler performing instead of Ajax.
    • Quotes

      Toby Tyler: Do you swap back the ones that are bad?

      Harry Tupper: Bad? I don't vend bad peanuts, boy. Maybe a little underbred, timeworn perhaps, but not really bad.

      Toby Tyler: [tastes a peanut] Tastes bad.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Magical World of Disney: Toby Tyler: Part 1 (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Biddle-Dee-Dee
      Written by Diane Lampert and Richard Loring

    User reviews17

    Featured review
    10/10

    I am not the only baby-boomer who wants this on DVD

    Michael Eisner seemed to market every Disney film on video then he re-leased them again on DVD. This is one of the films that I love but it just hasn't been released.

    Hey, Robert Iger, this movie is special to LOTS of people. Please release it to the new generation of children who have never seen "Toby Tyler."

    I saw this movie first in Lake Tahoe, CA, while on vacation with my parents. I am 49 now and I would still watch it many times--if I could only find it.

    Classic Disney--family oriented, familiar cast from other Disney films, great storyline.

    If it ever comes out on DVD, I will run to buy it as soon as I know about it.
    • eebarnett
    • Oct 18, 2006
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    • Release date
      • January 21, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Disney's Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mein Freund Stubbs
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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