This is about the film. For the stage musical, see The Water Babies (musical).
The Water Babies.
The Water Babies is a live action/animated film based on Charles Kingsley's novel of the same name.
Cast[]
Singing cast[]
- Tommy Pender - Tom
- Jon Pertwee - Jock/Salmon/Kraken
- Lance Percival - Terence
- Paul Luty - Claude/Sladd
Non-singing cast[]
- James Mason - Mr. Grimes/Killer Shark
- Bernard Cribbins - Mr. Masterman/Eel
- David Tomlinson - Sir John/Polar Bear
- Joan Greenwood - Lady Harriet
- Samantha Gates - Elly/Ariadne
Plot[]
When 12-year-old chimney sweep Tom is wrongfully blamed for being a thief, he makes a run for it and ends up jumping into a violent river. There he encounters a civilization of anthropomorphic underwater creatures. Before he can return to the surface and clear his name, however, he must help rescue his new friends, the Water Babies, from their nemesis, the Killer Shark.
Musical numbers[]
- "High Cockalorum" - Jock and Tom
- "High Cockalorum II" - Terence, Jock and Tom
- "High Cockalorum III" - Claude, Terence, Jock and Tom