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Gulliver's Travels

  • 19391939
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.5K
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Pinto Colvig, Jessica Dragonette, Jack Mercer, Sam Parker, Tedd Pierce, and Lanny Ross in Gulliver's Travels (1939)
A doctor washes ashore on an island inhabited by little people.
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A doctor washes ashore on an island inhabited by little people.A doctor washes ashore on an island inhabited by little people.A doctor washes ashore on an island inhabited by little people.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Dave Fleischer
    • Willard Bowsky(uncredited)
    • Orestes Calpini(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Jonathan Swift(based on immortal tale)
    • Edmond Seward(story adaptation)
    • Dan Gordon(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Jessica Dragonette(singing voice)
    • Lanny Ross(singing voice)
    • Pinto Colvig(voice)
  • Directors
    • Dave Fleischer
    • Willard Bowsky(uncredited)
    • Orestes Calpini(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Jonathan Swift(based on immortal tale)
    • Edmond Seward(story adaptation)
    • Dan Gordon(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Jessica Dragonette(singing voice)
    • Lanny Ross(singing voice)
    • Pinto Colvig(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 68User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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    Jessica Dragonette
    Jessica Dragonette
    • Princess Glory
    • (singing voice)
    Lanny Ross
    Lanny Ross
    • Prince David
    • (singing voice)
    Pinto Colvig
    Pinto Colvig
    • Gabby
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Cal Howard
    • Prince David
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Mercer
    Jack Mercer
    • King Little
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Joseph Oriolo
    • Italian Barber
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Parker
    • Gulliver
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Tedd Pierce
    • King Bombo
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Max Smith
    • Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Livonia Warren
    • Princess Glory
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Gus Wicke
    • Various
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Dave Fleischer
      • Willard Bowsky(uncredited)
      • Orestes Calpini(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Swift(based on immortal tale)
      • Edmond Seward(story adaptation) (screen play)
      • Dan Gordon(screen play)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      This was the first animated film in which any actor's voice is credited. Disney did not give screen credit to any of the actors who voiced the characters in their animated films.
    • Goofs
      When Gulliver is at the sea side after he tucks King Little and the others in at the table, you can see a lighthouse to his left. He sits up and puts the lighthouse on his right. All the time Gulliver is seen from the front the lighthouse is there, but when it's moved to a shot from behind him at the end of the scene, the lighthouse disappears completely.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Gabby: There's a giant on the beach!

    • Alternate versions
      Many early UK video prints do not include the scene where Gabby and the townsfolk are standing on a sleeping Gulliver's chest, unaware of their situation and puzzled as to where he has gone. There are also some badly edited UK video prints which run at about 60 minutes.
    • Connections
      Edited into The History of the Hands (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Faithful
      (1939) (uncredited)

      Music by Ralph Rainger

      Lyrics by Leo Robin

    User reviews68

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    Featured review
    6/10
    A Slice of Childhood
    I remember watching very few movies and even less television as a child. This was one of the movies that I would check out periodically from the main branch of the library and I remember it being a very special treat. I had forgotten about it completely until recently I found it laying on a shelf in my local Wal Mart for a dollar. I bought it and watched it a few days later.

    Looking at it through adult eyes, I saw that yes, the animation was poor, the singing extremely "60s choir" and not at all pleasant. The dialog and storyline were hardly complex but then again, what episode of "Barney" has complex dialog and storyline? It's a kids' movie and personally, I think kids would benefit far more from watching this than "Barney"!

    Gulliver's Travels is the timeless story of a man who washes up on the shore of a country inhabited by little people. While the town crier strives to inform the king that "There's a giant on the beach!", the king is planning a fantastic wedding for his daughter, who is engaged to the prince of a neighboring country. A simple disagreement between the two monarchs leads to war and Gulliver looks to find a way to make peace between them. I laughed harder over this movie than I have over most of Disney's new fare.

    It's not rocket science, but it's a nice way to spend 78 minutes, especially if you're only five years old or remember this movie from childhood.
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    • Release date
      • December 22, 1939 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Fleischer Studios
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    • 1 hour 16 minutes

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