The Three Lives of Thomasina
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Don Chaffey
Patrick Mcgoohan
Susan Hampshire
Karen Dotrice
Laurence Naismith
Jean Anderson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Andrew MacDhui, a widower and veterinarian, lives in turn-of-the-century Inveranoch, Scotland, with his young daughter, Mary, and her pet marmalade cat, Thomasina. The cat becomes injured in an accident, and MacDhui, diagnosing tetanus, orders the animal destroyed. After vowing never to speak to her father again, Mary and the other children of the village hold an elaborate funeral for the supposedly-dead Thomasina, but they are frightened away by the mysterious Lori MacGregor, a healer of animals whom the villagers regard as a sort of witch. Lori discovers that the animal is still alive and nurses it back to health, though the cat's injury has caused her to lose her memory. In time the townspeople become resentful of MacDhui, who, though he is a good doctor, shows a seeming lack of sympathy for their pets; and they begin bringing their ailing pets to Lori. MacDhui visits the young woman, and they strike up a close friendship when he saves the life of a badger. One evening Thomasina wanders near the MacDhui house and is seen by Mary, who, during a thundering rainstorm, rushes after her in vain. As a result, the child contracts pneumonia and lingers near death. Desperate, MacDhui enlists the aid of Lori in the hope that her special "medicine of love" will help Mary to recover. A sudden clap of thunder restores Thomasina's memory and causes her to return to the MacDhui house. The animal's reappearance restores Mary to health, and she recovers to be a bridesmaid at the wedding of her father and Lori.
Director
Don Chaffey
Cast
Patrick Mcgoohan
Susan Hampshire
Karen Dotrice
Laurence Naismith
Jean Anderson
Wilfrid Brambell
Finlay Currie
Vincent Winter
Denis Gilmore
Ewan Roberts
Oliver Johnston
Francis De Wolff
Charles Carson
Nora Nicholson
Jack Stewart
Matthew Garber
Elspeth March
Thomasina
Alex Mackenzie
Ruth Dunning
Gwen Nelson
Crew
Basil Appleby
Charles Arnold
Hugh Attwooll
Bill Bannister
Jonathan Bates
Paul Beeson
Dingle Bell
Brian Bennett
Dennis Bertera
Reg Blackburn
Curly Bradley
John Briggs
Jimmy Chipperfield
Terence Churcher
Robin Clarke
Brenda Dabbs
Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Vernon Dixon
Norman Dorme
Jim Fetherolf
Harry Frampton
Margaret Furse
Terry Gilkyson
Harry Goetz
Alan Hall
Peter Hall
David Harcourt
Florence Hude
Tony Hunt
Ub Iwerks
John Jay
Richard Jenkins
Marjorie Lavelly
Gus Lloyd
Peter Manley
C. Manning
Terry Marcel
Gordon Mccallum
Clive Midwinter
Alec Mills
Barry Peters
Ron Quelch
Michael Reed
Bert Rixon
Eric Rogers
Michael Sarafian
Walter Sheets
Betty Sherriff
Paul Smith
Vic Smith
Maude Spector
C. C. Stevens
Gordon Stone
Gordon Stone
Michael Stringer
Ray Sturgess
Harry Townsend
Ted Underwood
A. Van Montagu
Gus Walker
Jean Walter
Robert Westerby
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
They started out by calling me Thomas, but when they, um, got to know me better, they changed it to Thomasina.- Thomasina
For a clever man, you have a lot to learn.- Mrs. MacKenzie
Put it down. You're mad!- Andrew McDhui
Aye, so I hear.- Laurie McGregor
Trivia
Notes
Location scenes filmed in Inveraray, Scotland, and Black Park in Buckinghamshire, England. Opened in London in May 1964.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 11, 1963
Re-released in United States on Video August 13, 1996
Released in USA on video as part of Walt Disney's Family Film Collection.
Released in United States Winter December 11, 1963
Re-released in United States on Video August 13, 1996
