| The Gnome-Mobile | |
|---|---|
 Original window card, 1967 | |
| Directed by | Robert Stevenson |
| Written by | Ellis Kadison |
| Based on | The Gnomobile by Upton Sinclair |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Edward Colman |
| Edited by | Norman R. Palmer |
| Music by | Buddy Baker |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4,000,000 (US/ Canada)[2] |
The Gnome-Mobile is a 1967 American fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on the 1936 book The Gnomobile by Upton Sinclair, it was one of the last films personally supervised by Walt Disney.[3] Walter Brennan is dual cast as D.J. Mulrooney, the kind-hearted lumber tycoon of Irish descent, and as the irascible 943-year-old gnome Knobby. The film crosses genres "between a comedy, a romance, a drama, and an environmental critique".[4] Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber, previously the Banks children in Mary Poppins (1964), portray Mulrooney's grandchildren Elizabeth and Rodney. Tom Lowell, as the gnome Jasper, Richard Deacon, and Sean McClory round out the cast.
Richard and Robert Sherman contributed the title song. The film marked the final roles for both Matthew Garber and Ed Wynn. The Gnome-Mobile was re-released theatrically on November 5, 1976.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (1995). The Disney Films (3rd ed.). Hyperion. p. 251. ISBN 9780786881376.
- ^ "All-Time B.O. Champs", Variety, 3 January 1968 p 25. Please note these figures refer to rentals accruing to the distributors.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (1999). Leonard Maltin's Family Film Guide. New York: Signet. p. 210. ISBN 0-451-19714-3.
- ^ "Movie Review: The Gnome-Mobile – The Mouse For Less Blog". 11 July 2017.