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The Phantom Tollbooth

The Phantom Tollbooth

It's an Alphabeautiful Mathemagical New Musical Movie!

1970•1h 30m•6.8/10
FantasyAnimationAdventureFamilyComedy

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6.8/10(81)

The Phantom Tollbooth, based upon the children's adventure novel by Norton Juster, tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo. Unexpectedly receiving a magic tollbooth and, having nothing better to do, Milo drives through it and enters a kingdom in turmoil following the loss of its princesses, Rhyme and Reason.

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Butch Patrick

Butch Patrick

Milo

Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc

Officer Short Shrift / Dodecahedron / Demon of Insincerity (voice)

Daws Butler

Daws Butler

Whether Man / Senses Taker / Terrible Trivium / Gelatinous Giant (voice)

Candy Candido

Candy Candido

Awful DYNN (voice)

Hans Conried

Hans Conried

King Azaz / The MathemaGician (voice)

June Foray

June Foray

Ralph / Faintly Macabre / Princess of Pure Reason (voice)

Patti Gilbert

Princess of Sweet Rhyme (voice)

Shepard Menken

Spelling Bee / Chroma (voice)

Cliff Norton

Cliff Norton

akofonous A. Dischord / Tollbooth Speaker (voice)

Larry Thor

Larry Thor

Tock The Watchdog (voice)

Les Tremayne

Les Tremayne

Humbug (voice)

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