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The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T is the only film written by Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. The film, itself, is not lost.  However, the original cut of the film, which had a darker tone and included twice as many musical numbers, is so lost that even Sony Pictures hasn't been able to find it. They have, however, found Geisel's original 1,000+ page screenplay, which is long enough for several movies.  And yet, for some reason, the screenplay is being kept in the vaults, with a few scans given to press outlets that write about the movie.
''The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T'' is the only film written by Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss.
 
The film, itself, is not lost.  However, '''the original cut of the film''', which had a darker tone and included twice as many musical numbers, is so lost that even Sony Pictures hasn't been able to find it.  
 
They have, however, found Geisel's original 1,000+ page screenplay, which is long enough for several movies.  And yet, for some reason, the screenplay is being kept in the vaults, with a few scans given to press outlets that write about the movie.
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The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T is the only film written by Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss.

The film, itself, is not lost. However, the original cut of the film, which had a darker tone and included twice as many musical numbers, is so lost that even Sony Pictures hasn't been able to find it.

They have, however, found Geisel's original 1,000+ page screenplay, which is long enough for several movies. And yet, for some reason, the screenplay is being kept in the vaults, with a few scans given to press outlets that write about the movie.