5000 Fingers Of Dr. T, The (Dr. Seuss) - Trailer (1953)

In response to Anne's genre watch post, I just wanted to reference this film, which creeped out children everywhere. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. is best known for being the only feature film ever written by Theodor Seuss Geisel ("Dr. Seuss"), who was responsible for the story, the screenplay, and lyrics.

Although Geidel had written the original treatment and all the song lyrics, he regarded the finished film as a "debaculous fiasco" and omitted any mention of it in his official biography. At the film's Hollywood premier, it was reported that patrons walked out on the film after 15 minutes, and box office receipts were dismal -- undoubtedly due to exactly the kind of thing Anne describes in her post.

By the way, it's a terrific if weird film.