Children's & Family Theatre
Enjoy your journey down the yellow brick road and into the wondrous world of family films. Children's and family-oriented films are often suitable for all age groups, and cover a wide range of genre categories (comedy, adventure, fantasy, musicals, etc.).
There are several category choices with something to entertain the little ones or the whole darn family. For the younger ones click on 'Pre-School Entertainment' in green on the left. 'Disney Animation', 'Family Animation' and 'Classic Animation' can be accessed via the 'Animation' link further up the menu.
Pictured: 'The Wizard of Oz', one of the best-loved family films of all time.
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece (1961)
Director: Jean-Jacques Vierne
Starring: Jean-Pierre Talbot, Georges Wilson, Georges Loriot
Herge's beloved Tintin bursts onto the screen in a globe-trotting, live-action adventure in this French-language family film. The first ever live 'Tin... Read more
Top Cat: The Complete Series (1961)
7.2/10
Director: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
The coolest cat in town is here with his kitty cohorts, always on the look-out for a profitable swindle, despite Officer Dibble's best efforts. TC an... Read more
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band / Babes in Toyland (1961)
Director: Jack Donohue, Michael O'Herlihy
Starring: Ray Bolger, Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands, Lesley...
'The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band' - Fun-filled musical stars Walter Brennan as the patriarch of the Bower family, a Dakota clan who or... Read more
101 Dalmatians (Disney) (1961)
7.2/10
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Rod Taylor, Lisa Davis, Cate Bauer
The Walt Disney charmer concerning a family of Dalmatians which run afoul of the deliciously evil Cruella De Vil. In keeping with the jazzier soundtra... Read more
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
6.8/10
Director: Robert Stevenson
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn
One of Disney's best live-action comedies, this stars Fred MacMurray as a scientist who discovers 'Flubber' (Flying Rubber). Only trouble is, no one w... Read more
101 Dalmatians (Disney) (Copy) (1961)
7.7/10
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Cate Bauer, Lisa Davis, Rod Taylor
The Walt Disney charmer concerning a family of Dalmatians which run afoul of the deliciously evil Cruella De Vil. In keeping with the jazzier soundtra... Read more
The Flintstones: Season 1 (1960)
7.5/10
From the moment they arrived on the scene, "The Flintstones" lived up to the words of their immortal theme song: a modern stone age family that is a p... Read more
The Flintstones: Season 2 (1960)
7.5/10
From the moment they arrived on the scene, "The Flintstones" lived up to the words of their immortal theme song: a modern stone age family that is a p... Read more
The Flintstones: Season 3 (1960)
7.5/10
From the moment they arrived on the scene, "The Flintstones" lived up to the words of their immortal theme song: a modern stone age family that is a p... Read more
My Three Sons: Season 1 (1960)
7.1/10
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Tim Considine, William Frawley, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
The trials and tribulations of aeronautical engineer and widower Steve Douglas (Fred MacMurray) who lives in the mid-West with his three sons and thei... Read more