Gulliver's Travels
About Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver washes up on Lilliput. The kingdom is about to fight Blefuscu over which end of an egg to open, and he tries to stop the war and clear a path for the princess and the prince of the other side. Gabby, the town crier, both helps and gets in the way. Spies Sneak, Snoop, and Snitch steal Gulliver's pistol.
Cast & crew
More about Gulliver's Travels
Max Fleischer produced it. Dave Fleischer directed. Paramount released it after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was Fleischer's first feature and the second American animated feature. It premiered in New York on 20 December 1939 and opened generally on 22 December. Wikidata times it at 74 minutes and lists the cost at $700,000. Victor Young, Ralph Rainger, and Leo Robin wrote the music. The studio did not get the cost back. The next feature was Mr. Bug Goes to Town.
Themes
Music
Victor Young, Ralph Rainger, and Leo Robin wrote the score. Faithful Forever was the nominated song.
Preservation
Copies are on the Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- It was nominated for Best Original Score and for the song Faithful Forever at the 12th Academy Awards. The Wizard of Oz won both.
- Lanny Ross, Sam Parker, Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer, Cal Howard, and Tedd Pierce are on the catalog cast.
- Animation direction included Seymour Kneitel, Willard Bowsky, Tom Palmer, and Grim Natwick.
- Copies are on the Internet Archive and on Wikimedia Commons.
Scenes
- Lilliput and Blefuscu are ready to fight over the egg.
- Sneak, Snoop, and Snitch get Gulliver's pistol.
Influenced by
- Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels
Also available
- Internet Archive (gullivers_travels1939)
