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Best Children's/Family Films of 1961


The Absent-Minded Professor

One of Disney's most ... and is highly recommended. A sequel, Son of Flubber, followed, with a remake simply titled Flubber appearing in 1997. [ best children's/family films - 1961 ]

Babes in Toyland

This second film adaptation ... continued meddlings of Barnaby. Keep an eye peeled for 11-year-old Ann Jillian, making her screen debut as Bo Peep. [ best children's/family films - 1961 ]

The Flintstones: Season 02

The second season of ... season as America's 21st highest rated TV show, in a dead heat with The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. [ best children's/family films - 1961 ]

Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog

Disney's Greyfriars Bobby is ... refuses, but a group of local children raise the necessary funds, setting the stage for a heartwarmingly Disneyesque finale. [ best children's/family films - 1961 ]

101 Dalmatians

This Disney animated classic ... a bonus introduces the world to Cruella De Vil, one of the greatest movie villains--cartoon or "real"--of all time. [ best children's/family films - 1961 ]

Snow White and the Three Stooges

Even The Three Stooges ... Prince. But it seems to have been no bargain at all to exchange the seven dwarfs for three stooges. [ best children's/family films - 1961 ]

El Gato con botas

Based on the French ... threats of the villainous ogre (Armando Gutierrez). The cat with the magic pair of boots is played by Santanon. [ best children's/family films - 1961 ]

Zolushka

Sergei Prokofiev's brilliant ballet ... intricate footwork to the most sweeping leaps and interactions, taking the performance beyond the confines of a theatrical stage. [ best children's/family films - 1961 ]




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