Toby Tyler

When Walt Disney Classic movies are talked about usually it's the animated classics like, Peter Pan, Snow White, etc..., and for good cause, BUT the live action classics deserve a place in the discussion. The Classic Live Action movies like, The Parent Trap, Swiss Family Robinson, and The Absent Minded Professor are outstanding examples of classic family cinema that will stand the test of time. In the group has to be the Classic, Toby Tyler. This movie is outstanding! Though it doesn't have the name recognition of say, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, this movie is every bit as good. The story by itself is worthy of 4 stars. The movie is based on a book by James Otis Kaler, and was written in 1880. What makes that cool is that this is the setting of the movie and the book, meaning that it was written as a vintage period piece, but as a current work. Which I think makes the story more accurate to the time. The actors that make up the movie are an interesting class of character actors most notably, Bob Sweeney, Gene Sheldon, and Henry Calvin. But the STAR of the show is Kevin Corcoran as Toby Tyler. Kevin was the made young boy actor for Disney after Bobby Driscoll aged out. He can be seen in several of the Disney Live Action Classics(Shaggy Dog, Swiss Family Robinson, etc...). This is a great Film for families, those that love the period of film (late 50s-early 60s), Disney Lovers(the magic is there), and those that enjoy a great story.

"Toby Tyler" is an excellent family movie and a rare one as well since it is suitable for every member of the family. I have watched "Toby Tyler" multiple times and find it as enjoyable now as when I first saw it as a child. Toby Tyler (Kevin Corcoran, who was a Disney regular as a child and appeared in "Polyanna," "A Tiger Walks," and "Old Yeller," among others) is orphaned and living with his aunt and uncle. However, life is hard for Toby and he feels unloved. After his uncle makes him feel like a burden, Toby runs away to join a circus passing through town. Toby works as a concessionaire for Mr. Tupper (Bob Sweeney, who also appeared in Disney's "Moon Pilot" and "Son of Flubber), who manages to make it appear as though he is helping Toby when he cons Toby regularly. For example, Mr. Tupper convinces Toby that he must share his tips with Mr. Tupper. Toby also finds a protector in Ben Cotter (Henry Calvin, "Babes in Toyland" and Sergeant Garcia in Disney's 1950's television series "Zorro"), who turns out to be a good friend to Toby, along with clown Sam Treat (Gene Sheldon, who also appeared in "Babes in Toyland" and "Zorro) and chimpanzee Mr. Stubbs. Life is initially difficult for naïve Toby. He has a hard time focusing on his job and keeping food from Mr. Stubbs. Even though chaos seems to follow Toby, an opportunity arises for Toby to take center stage at the circus. Somehow things just never seem to go well for Toby, and he decides to leave the circus, but tragedy strikes. The end of this movie will bring smiles and make you want to watch this movie again in the near future. Kevin Corcoran seemed to play the same character again and again. However, Corcoran excelled in "Pollyanna" and "Toby Tyler." Toby is an innocent in a wild world and we get an opportunity to see the world as Toby sees it. Even though Toby has some bad experiences, Toby also gets to do some very exciting things and for just a moment we can think back to an era when circuses visited smaller towns and it was common for boys to at least think about running away to join the hard life of the circus. The marvelous thing about this movie is that it has action, excitement and humor, and yet is sufficiently tame for even the youngest members of the family. The portions of the circus that we see add to the excitement of the story. I also enjoyed how this movie ends. Though we know that life is complicated and messy, for a brief moment life is joyful and unrestrained and we can all too briefly recapture all the possibilities that exist when you are a child. Enjoy!

I watched this movie as a child and was thrilled to find it available on Prime. I purchased this so my granddaughters could watch it with me and they enjoyed it very much. This Disney movie was made during a more simpler time, when children were allowed to be children, and children's movies offered big adventures intertwined with meaningful life lessons and morals. Little Toby Tyler, thinking his Aunt and Uncle no longer want him, runs off and joins the circus, embarking on the journey of his life with his new best friend, a chimpanzee named Mr. Stubbs. A "must-watch" for children and adults alike.

This movie is so enjoyable, so masterfully made, so well acted... It's incredible that no movies in our time come even close to this kind of art. It's pure, clean, good, and a true blessing to watch.

From the book/story Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks With the Circus makes plausable the attraction for the 'Glitzy' life of a roving performer. BUT For those of us who know better, here is the perfect vehicle for the best features of Kevin Corchran's portral of the Moochie charactaer. The almost copyrighted close one eye in squint to gaze upward in ponder that 'Moochie' does best finds believable opportunity here. The story line begins as expected with the unloved un-WANTED and percievably un-welcome orphan taking it upon himself to accept the hospatility of flashy, intrieguing strangers. A concessionaire literally lures Toby into the extended circus family only to be less than benevolent to the boy. Here it is that Mr Walt portrays the mistreated youth completely sans what today would have called for explicit molestation, wounding, personal damage. But the youth is KIND. The youth is just that; a youth - a real child. Toby is curious. Toby is polite as best as he knows how. Toby is thoughtful. Toby has some fun. Toby likes some people and he doesn't like others. Toby is not amorous but he does love (characterized by the Toby's friendship with his horse... well, it WOULD have been a horse if this had been a western. But since this is a circus movie his affectionate companion is a chimpanzee). Comic relief? like a dwarf maybe. Portral of emulatable ethics? Absolutely. Mr. Walt ever so cleverly,subtly teaches through demonstration values to which we now so tritely refer as 'family values' These are the Disney trademarks that my generation came to know and love - - - and TRUST. No sex. No gore. No smart ass. No vicious. No terror. A little heartache, a little success, a little labour, a little friendship, a little greed, a little self centered ego, a little happy, a little sad, and a little boy in the middle of it all. This is not Fast action, attitude, in your face, backward hat fare. This is an intresting tale, portrayed in welcome (nay most-welcome) moderation. I recommend this to anyone that is contemplating being a GOOD grownup regardless of their present age.

It's a classic, HAD to get it!!

This movie is like a rare jewel one finds unexpectedly. I've passed this movie over several times only because it just didn't look too appealing. The movie is well done, good acting, etc... It's sort of sappy but works well, I like those movies. It's very clean and a very good family movie. I've read some professional reviews about this movie and please forgive me for my defense of this movie. I read how the movie points out the failures of a capitalists society, how the Toby character was exploited. Well, in some ways the child was exploited but the movie has characters such as Ben and the carnival owner who are honest and fair in their treatment of Toby. The American way is about being honest, hard working and achieving by hard work and discipline. Exploiting folks is not not what I've learned. I grew up with holes in the floors and hitting cockroaches off my food. I paid my way through college and although I deal with an abusive childhood I do well as a Software Engineer.

Exactly what I was looking for!

wanneer ik de dvd in mijn dvdspeler steek verschijnt de melding, printed in the usa wrong region. dus speelt niet in europa. dit wordt niet vermeld door de verkoper maar hij heeft dit snel opgelost door een terugbetaling

Dvd qu'on ne peu pas lire en France très déçu

I used this product for the daycare I work at

I don't watch/own many Disney Pictures, but this was one I'd had on a 'Wants List' I made out years ago. I think I tried to obtain it when there was only Videos available (no DVDs) during the very early 90s and it hadn't ever been released back then. It still hasn't - except in the USA. This is about a small boy who's 'unwanted' and runs away with the Circus. The story may be a bit 'corny' but this is very watchable indeed. Beautifully re-mastered with lots of gorgeous colours - oh; and you'll need the tissues handy! 'Toby' when with the Circus makes friends with a Clown and a Monkey - 'Mr. Stubbs!' He also manages to take the job from a rather spiteful boy - 'Vim' (I mean 'Ajax' - lol) who partners a young girl in an act involving riding horses bareback in the Ring. One scene in particular is very amusing, when whilst training; he keeps missing the jump to the horse and ends up 'dangling' in the air from a rope - backwards! The Monkey is the only one who seems to think it's great and appropriately claps his hands! Also features a small role for the divinely handsome James Drury - later to become famous for his lead in the Western TV Serial 'The Virginian'.

Im original sind viele Filme oft dann auch vollständig. Dieser Disney Spielfilm führt uns in eine Zeit die schon lange hinter uns liegt. Wir werden in die Welt des Zirkus dieser Zeit geführt. Herrliche farbenfrohe Bilder und wie eben ein Junge in diese Welt kommt und wie er dann ein teil dieser Welt wird, mit all den Problemen, dem Leid, aber eben auch mit der Herzlichkeit der Menschen. Also alles perfekt und absolut empfehlenswert. Auch perfekt für den englisch Unterricht an Schulen. Da die Sprache immer gut verständlich ist.