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The Absent-Minded Professor

Poster for the movie "The Absent-Minded Professor"
Poster for the movie "The Absent-Minded Professor"

The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)

G 96 min - Comedy, Family, Science Fiction - 16 March 1961
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Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.

Director:  Robert Stevenson
Writers:  Bill Walsh
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Babes in Toyland

Poster for the movie "Babes in Toyland"
Poster for the movie "Babes in Toyland"

Babes in Toyland (1961)

G 106 min - Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Music - 14 December 1961
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All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so he kidnaps Tom, setting off a series of comic chases, searches, and double-crosses! The "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" helps put Barnaby in his place, and ensures a "happily ever after" for Tom and Mary!

Writers:  Joe Rinaldi, Lowell S. Hawley, Ward Kimball
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