The Gnome-Mobile (1967)

★ 6.2 1h 25m IMDb

An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While helping them, the millionaire is suspected of being crazy because he's seeing gnomes! He's committed, and the niece and nephew and the gnomes have to find him and free him.

The Gnome-Mobile

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Cast

Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan as D.J. Mulrooney / Knobby Died 1974 · Lynn, Massachusetts, USA Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor and singer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky...
Matthew Garber
Matthew Garber as Rodney Died 1977 · Stepney, London, England, UK Matthew Adam Garber (March 25, 1956 – June 13, 1977) was a British child actor mostly known for his role of Michael Banks in Disney's Mary Poppins (1964). In 1963, Garbet came to the attention of ac...
Karen Dotrice
Karen Dotrice as Elizabeth Age 70 · Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK Karen Dotrice is a British actress. She is known primarily for her role as Jane Banks in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins..
Richard Deacon
Richard Deacon as Ralph Yarby Died 1984 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Richard Lewis Deacon (May 14, 1922 – August 8, 1984) was an American actor, best known for playing supporting roles in television shows on The Dick Van Dyke Show (as milksop producer Mel Cooley) and L...
Sean McClory
Sean McClory as Horatio Quaxton Died 2003 · Dublin, Ireland Sean McClory was born in Dublin, Ireland, but spent his early life in Galway. He was the son of Hugh Patrick, an architect and civil engineer, and Mary Margaret Ball, who had been a model. Sean decid...
Ed Wynn
Ed Wynn as Rufus Died 1966 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian noted for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s...

Audience Reviews

r96sk 7/10 Jul 29, 2020
Not one to take seriously, but <em>'The Gnome-Mobile'</em> is endearing and amusing.

Walter Brennan is most definitely the best part of it, playing a dual role. He gives a kind, nice performance as Mulrooney, whilst also appearing grumpy and frustrated as Knobby. If it wasn't for the opening credits, I probably wouldn't have realised it was the same actor for a fair while. The rest of the cast are passable, while there's another small but cheery role for Ed Wynn (Rufus).

The special effects haven't aged greatly, as I'd expect so I don't hold it against this 1967 production. The plot is quite bonkers, especially the odd finale. It, like <em>'The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin'</em>, chooses comedic journey first and storytelling second - that does hamper things but it's OK if they make it work, which they mostly do.

At just 85 minutes, it's a film worth viewing at least once.

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