Overview of The Three Lives of Thomasina, 1963, directed by Don Chaffey, with Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire, Karen Dotrice, at Turner Classic Movies. Thomasina the cat brings a family together, through her mysterious death and reappearance. Author of the book 'Thomasina' Paul Gallico was present on the set during filming by special invitation. As Gallico quickly came to dislike 'the great god Disney', he. The Three Lives Of Thomasina YoutubeThe Three Lives of Thomasina - Disney Wiki. The Three Lives of Thomasina is a 1. British- American Disney fantasy feature film starring Patrick Mc. Goohan, Susan Hampshire, child actress Karen Dotrice and child actor Matthew Garber in a story about a cat and her influence on a family. The Three Lives of Thomasina is a 1963 British-American Disney fantasy feature film starring Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire, child actress Karen Dotrice and child. The theatrical trailer for the Walt Disney classic film, THE THREE LIVES OF THOMASINA. In this Disney film, Thomasina is the pet of the daughter of taciturn Scottish veterinarian Patrick McGoohan. When Thomasina falls ill, McGoohan coldly decides to. Amazon.com: The Three Lives of Thomasina: Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber, Elspeth March, Jean Anderson, Laurence Naismith, Wilfrid. The screenplay was written by Robert Westerby and Paul Gallico and was based upon Gallico's 1. Thomasina, the Cat Who Thought She Was God. The film was directed by Don Chaffey, and shot in Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland, and Pinewood Studios, England. Thomasina has been broadcast on television and released to VHS and DVD. Plot. Set in the town of Inveranoch, Scotland in 1. Andrew Mac. Dhui (Patrick Mc. Goohan) a coldly- scientific, atheist veterinarian, his seven year old daughter Mary (Karen Dotrice), and her cat Thomasina (voiced by Elspeth March). The Three Lives Of Thomasina CastThomasina the cat narrates the movie. Thomasina was originally called "Thomas" by her adoptive family. She explains that they amended her name "after they.. Mac. Dhui is a widower. His wife's death killed his belief in God, as well as his empathy for others. He has little sympathy for people's pets, preferring "useful" animals such as hard- working farm beasts and the blind man Tammas' dog, Bruce. One night Thomasina is chased by dogs in the marketplace and falls off some boxes sustaining an injury. Mary and her friends find her the following day. Meanwhile Mac. Dhui is operating on Bruce (who was struck by a car). He is interrupted during the surgery by his daughter begging him to help her cat. He sees that Thomasina's muscles are stiff and diagnoses tetanus. Although tetanus is treatable and even if untreated is fatal only 7. Mac. Dhui, as with other pets brought to him in similar situations, considers it easier to simply have the cat euthanized. He orders his assistant Willie Bannock (Wilfrid Brambell) to put Thomasina to sleep. Mary is completely shattered by Thomasina's death, and loses faith in her father, who had promised to save her cat. She turns emotionally bitter to Mac. Dhui and declares her father dead, refusing to speak to or look at him. Meanwhile, Thomasina goes to "cat heaven" in a surrealistic scene where cats who have used all of their nine lives are transformed into Siamese and live with the Egyptian cat- god Bast for eternity. But Thomasina has only lived once, and is returned to her body alive but in a coma. Mary and her playmates Hughie Stirling (Vincent Winter), and Jamie and Geordie Mc. Nab (Denis Gilmore and Matthew Garber) and other friends give Thomasina a funeral. They take her out to the glen beyond the town, but are (unintentionally) frightened away by "Mad Lori" Mac. Gregor (Susan Hampshire), a beautiful and kindhearted young woman who lives in the glen and was attracted by the children's singing and bagpipe playing. The children believe she is a witch, one reason being that she seems to have a magic power to calm and cure animals. Lori brings Thomasina back to her makeshift animal hospital, but although the cat recovers she has no memory of her "First Life" with Mary. Thus begins her second life. Lori doesn't have the surgical skill needed to repair a wounded badger she finds in a trap, and she asks God to give her help. Immediately after that, Mac. Dhui arrives to confront Lori, because the children have told the townspeople to boycott his practice and to bring their pets to her instead. But that is forgotten as he treats the animal's wound while Lori watches in amazement. Lori (and later, Mac. Dhui) realizes that they each have half of what is needed to treat sick animals. He has the science and surgical knowledge, while she has the love and compassion. They start to bond emotionally when they learn that each had lost their parents at a young age, though Lori never lost her faith in God. She also learns that Mac. Dhui only became a vet at the strict demand of his father, having prefered the life of a doctor to humans. Meanwhile, Thomasina's memory is slowly returning. She realizes she misses something very important, but she doesn't know what. She also is humbled by the fact that she is treated as equally as all the other animals, compared to the doting lifestyle she shared with the Mac. Dhui family. She does remember the way back home, but doesn't recognize Mary, who chases her into a rainstorm. Thomasina returns to the safety of Lori's cabin in the woods, but Mary contracts pneumonia after Mac. Dhui finds her lying in the street in the rain. Mac. Dhui prays for the first time in four years that God will somehow cure his daughter. While Mac. Dhui and Lori continue to work together, Mary's friends soon witness a travelling gypsy circus demonstrating cruel treatment of their animals. Knowing that Mac. Dhui is the only one with authority to have the gypsies arrested, the boys reluctantly request his help. Lori also visits the circus where she demands that the animals be treated more humanely. Mac. Dhui arrives and orders a closure of the circus, which breaks out into a brawl. Later, when Lori tends to a wound Mac. Dhui received from the fight, he opens up to her about his daughter's dying condition, that the loss of a beloved pet was the cause, and he begs Lori to try and heal Mary, too. Upon arriving at Mac. Dhui's home, Lori notices that Mary is near death, having lost the will to live. Off in the glen, a lightning bolt (which may be a miracle from God) strikes a tree next to Thomasina and her memory is suddenly restored. Thomasina returns home, only to recognize Mac. Dhui (who had her killed) and refuses to enter through the window despite Mac. Dhui's pleas. At this point, Thomasina realizes that she could get revenge on Mac. Dhui by not entering, but (she tells us as the narrator), Lori's love has changed her, and she no longer desires revenge. Mac. Dhui places Thomasina in Mary's arms, thereby restoring Thomasina to Mary, Mary's life, and Mary's love for her father. Lori's love has changed Mac. Dhui, too, and they get married, making the perfect veterinary team. Thomasina now begins her "Third Life" with all of them together. Cast. Patrick Mc. Goohan - Andrew Mac. Dhui. Susan Hampshire - Lori Mac. Gregor. Karen Dotrice Nalle - Mary Mac. Dhui. Laurence Naismith - Reverend Angus Peddie. Jean Anderson - Mrs Mac. Kenzie. Wilfrid Brambell - Willie Bannock. Finlay Currie - Grandpa Stirling. Vincent Winter - Hughie Stirling. Denis Gilmore - Jamie Mc. Nab. Ewan Roberts - Constable Mc. Quarrie. Oliver Johnston - Mr. Dobbie. Francis De. Wolff - Targu. Charles Carson - Doctor. Nora Nicholson - Old Lady. Jack Stewart - Birnie. Matthew Garber - Geordie Mc. Nab. Thomasina - Herself- -the Cat. Elspeth March - the voice of Thomasina. Production Credits. Director - Don Chaffey. Screenplay - Robert Westerby. Book as Source Material - Paul Gallico. Producer - Walt Disney. Unit Director - Gordon Stone. Associate Producer - Hugh Attwooll. Unit Manager - Basil Appleby. Production Manager - Peter Manley. Assistant Director - Dennis Bertera. Assistant Director - Terry Churcher. The Three Lives of Thomasina. The Three Lives of Thomasina is a 1. British fantasy film starring Patrick Mc. Goohan, Susan Hampshire, and child actress Karen Dotrice in a story about a cat and her influence on a family. The screenplay was written by Robert Westerby and Paul Gallico. It was based upon Gallico's 1. Thomasina, the Cat Who Thought She Was God. The film was directed by Don Chaffey, and shot in Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland, and Pinewood Studios, England. Thomasina has been broadcast on television and released to VHS and DVD. The story takes place in fictional Inveranoch, Scotland in the year 1. It centres on Andrew Mac. Dhui (Patrick Mc. Goohan) a coldly scientific, atheist veterinarian, his seven- year- old daughter Mary (Karen Dotrice), and her cat Thomasina (voiced by Elspeth March), who narrates the film. Thomasina was originally called "Thomas" by her adoptive family. She explains that they amended her name "when they, well, got to know me better.")Mr. Mac. Dhui is a widower. His wife's death destroyed his belief in God, as well as his empathy for others. He has little sympathy for pets, preferring "useful" animals such as hard- working farm beasts and the blind man Tammas' guide dog, Bruce. One night Thomasina is chased by dogs in the marketplace, falls from some boxes and sustains an injury. Mary and her friends find Thomasina the following day. Meanwhile, Mr. Mac. Dhui is operating on Bruce (who had been struck by a car). The doctor is interrupted during the surgery by his daughter, begging him to help her cat. Observing that Thomasina's muscles are stiff, he diagnoses her with tetanus. He orders his assistant Willie Bannock (Wilfrid Brambell) to euthanize Thomasina. Mary is shattered by Thomasina's death, and loses faith in her father, who had promised to save her cat. She withdraws emotionally from Mr. Mac. Dhui and declares her father dead, refusing to speak to or look at him. Meanwhile, Thomasina's soul goes to a feline afterlife where cats who have used all of their nine lives are transformed into Siamese and live with the Egyptian cat god Bastet for eternity. But Thomasina has lived only once, and is returned to her body alive but in a coma. Mary and her playmates Hughie Stirling (Vincent Winter), and Jamie and Geordie Mc. Nab (Denis Gilmore and Matthew Garber) and other friends give Thomasina a funeral. They take her out to the glen beyond the town, but are unintentionally frightened away by "Mad Lori" Mac. Gregor (Susan Hampshire), a beautiful and kindhearted young woman who lives in the glen and was attracted by the children's singing and bagpipe playing. The children believe she is a witch, in part because of her apparent power to calm and cure animals. Lori brings Thomasina back to her makeshift animal hospital, but although the cat recovers she has no memory of her first life with Mary. Thus begins her second life. Lori lacks the surgical skill needed to help a wounded badger that she finds in a trap, and asks God for assistance. Soon after, Mr. Mac. Dhui comes to give her a piece of his mind: the children have told the townspeople to boycott his practice and to bring their sick pets to her instead. Discovering the injured animal, he treats the badger's wound as Lori watches in amazement. Lori (and later, Mr. Mac. Dhui) realize that they each have half of what is needed to treat sick animals. He has the science and surgery, and she has the power of love. They start to bond emotionally when their attempt to shut down a travelling circus results in a fight with its gypsy proprietors who had been physically abusing their performing animals. Meanwhile, Thomasina's memory is slowly returning. She realizes she misses something very important, but she doesn't know what. She remembers the way back home, but doesn't recognize Mary, who chases her into a rainstorm. Thomasina returns to the safety of Lori's cabin in the woods, but Mary contracts pneumonia after Mr. Mac. Dhui finds her lying on the street in the rain. Mr. Mac. Dhui prays for the first time in four years that God will somehow cure his daughter. Off in the glen, a lightning bolt (which may be a miracle from God) strikes a tree next to Thomasina and her memory is suddenly restored. Lori comes to the house, as Thomasina does, who is the only one able to save Mary as she has lost the will to live. However the cat sees Mr. Mac. Dhui (who had her killed) and refuses to enter through the window despite Mr. Mac. Dhui's pleasure. At this point, Thomasina realizes that she could get revenge on Mr. Mac. Dhui by not entering, but Lori's love has changed her, and she no longer desires revenge. Mr. Mac. Dhui places Thomasina in Mary's arms, thereby restoring Thomasina to Mary, Mary's life, and Mary's love for her father. Lori's love has changed Mr. Mac. Dhui, and they are soon married, making the perfect veterinary team. Thomasina now begins her third life with all of them together. Reception[edit]In a pre- release review, Howard Thompson of The New York Times (1. December 1. 96. 3) found the film "a nice one, but.. Disney." He thought it was a "sentimental and extremely genteel little movie.. He concluded by describing the film as "mighty, mighty cosy."[2] Film critic Leonard Maltin (in his book The Disney Films) on the other hand, refers to this film very highly; calling it "delicate and charming", and very deserving of a larger audience if ever reissued. One scene in particular that he highly praised, was Thomasina's trip to Cat Heaven, calling it: "a wondrous piece of movie magic". In another article written by Maltin, he includes this film title among the lesser known gems of Disney Movies, (along with other film titles like Darby O'Gill and the Little People). Maltin also said Dotrice "won over everyone" with her performance in Thomasina, and she (and fellow cast member Matthew Garber) were signed to play the Banks children in the Disney film Mary Poppins.[3]References in other works[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit].
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