The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963) on Netflix
In 1912 Scotland, widower Andrew MacDhui runs an animal practice and lives with his daughter Mary and her cat Thomasina. When Thomasina falls ill, his decision about her comes between them.
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Plot summary
In 1912 Inveranoch, Scotland, the veterinarian Andrew MacDhui shares his house with Mary, his seven-year-old daughter, and her cat Thomasina. His wife's death has left him without faith and without sympathy for others. Thomasina is hurt near the fish market and contracts tetanus; MacDhui orders her put down. Willie Bannock, his assistant, reminds him that he promised Mary he would make the cat well, but MacDhui is absorbed in operating on a patient's guide dog. Refusing to speak or look at her father, Mary declares him dead. Beyond the town, in the glen, lives Lori MacGregor, known as Mad Lori, who keeps a rough hospital for sick animals; the townspeople, unhappy with MacDhui's lack of compassion, begin taking their pets to her.
Cast
- Denis Gilmoreas Jamie McNab
- Vincent Winteras Hughie Stirling
- Elspeth Marchas Voice of "Thomasina"
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
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- Maltin said Dotrice "won over everyone" with her performance in Thomasina, and she and fellow cast member Matthew Garber were signed to play the Banks children in the Disney film Mary Poppins.
- The film's influence turns up in unexpected places: in Grant Morrison's comic book series The Invisibles, Mason Lang claims that the film "explains 'Everything'", and he is later given a statue of the goddess Bast by Lady Edith Manning.
- Based on Paul Gallico's 1957 novel Thomasina, the Cat Who Thought She Was God, the film was shot in Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland, and at Pinewood Studios in England.
