Doctor Dolittle (1967) | |
| Director(s) | Richard Fleischer |
| Producer(s) | Mort Abrahams (associate), Arthur P. Jacobs |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Film Adaptation, Musical |
| Top Topics | Animals, Book-Based |
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Doctor Dolittle (1967) was a Adventure - Comedy Film directed by Richard Fleischer and produced by Arthur P. Jacobs and Mort Abrahams.
Academy Awards 1967 --- Ceremony Number 40 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Mario Chiari, Jack Martin Smith, Ed Graves; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Stuar | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Robert Surtees | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Samuel E. Beetley, Marjorie Fowler | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Leslie Bricusse | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Lionel Newman, Alexander Courage | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse | Won |
| Best Picture | Arthur P. Jacobs, Producer | Nominated |
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Film Albums: Doctor Dolittle ( 1967 ) - The Mike Sammes Singers
By The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 30, 2022 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversWhen Doctor Dolittle was released in 1967, 20th Century Fox studios thought it would have received a much better box-office reception than it did. In fact, they were not the only ones who thought so. The music was so beautiful that The Lawrence Welk Show featured an episode that included many of the... Read full article
From the Archives: Doctor Dolittle ( 1967 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 12, 2020 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversRex Harrison performed with a number of different actresses throughout his long career but he probably never expected to act with this fine lady. In this scene from Doctor Dolittle ( 1967 ), Sophie is posing as a baby in order to be smuggled out of the circus so that the kindly doctor could return h... Read full article
Musical Monday: Doctor Dolittle (1967)
on Jan 13, 2020 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Doctor Dolittle (1967) ? Mus... Read full article
TV/Movie Set : Doctor Dolittle ( 1967 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 14, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversFor this edition of TV/Movie sets we will be looking at the beautiful home of Dr. John Dolittle, known to his friends simply as Doctor Dolittle or "that maahvelous man". Rex Harrison was the titular star in the extravagant 1967 musical based on the children's classic by Hugh Dowling. Dolittle was on... Read full article
TV/Movie Set : Doctor Dolittle ( 1967 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 14, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversFor this edition of TV/Movie sets we will be looking at the beautiful home of Dr. John Dolittle, known to his friends simply as Doctor Dolittle or "that maahvelous man". Rex Harrison was the titular star in the extravagant 1967 musical based on the children's classic by Hugh Dowling. Dolittle was on... Read full article
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Quotes from
Dr. Dolittle: What?
Emma Fairfax: I mean, why don't you say what you mean?
Dr. Dolittle: What do you mean, say what I mean?
Emma Fairfax: [singing] For a month or more/I have listened and dreamed/While the moon has glistened and a million stars have gleamed/Waiting/
Dr. Dolittle: Waiting?
Emma Fairfax: Waiting/
Dr. Dolittle: What for?
Emma Fairfax: What for!/For a man I know who is clever and kind/But a man who never, ever seems to know his mind/Waiting/Waiting/Waiting for you to say you like me/Or hate me/Or miss me/Or kiss me/Or something/But nothing!/Nothing do you say at all!/Little wonder I feel sorely/Neglected/Unwanted/Rejected/And small/Little more than two feet tall!
Dr. Dolittle: Tell me, Stubbins... what would you do if you had two heads?
Tommy Stubbins: I'd join a circus, sir!
Dr. Dolittle: Exactly.
Matthew: [after breaking the Doctor out of prison and escaping by ship] If you ask me, bein' at sea is very much the same as bein' in prison, except at sea ya stand a better chance of drownin'.
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"Doctor Dolittle" grew out of a massive attempt by Twentieth Century-Fox to duplicate its earlier success with The Sound of Music by producing three expensive, large-scale musicals over a period of three years, Star! and Hello, Dolly! being the others. All were released amidst massive pre-release publicity and all lost equally massive amounts of money for the studio. The result was that several top studio executives lost their jobs, and the studio itself went into such dire financial straits that it only produced one picture for the entire calendar year of 1970. In truth, it would never recoup its losses until a highly successful theatrical reissue of "The Sound of Music" in early 1973.
Nine separate versions of the musical soundtrack were commissioned in several languages, with over a million copies pressed total. Almost none of them sold, which is why to this day the soundtrack turns up in many thrift stores and 99-cent "cut out" bins.
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