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Gulliver's Travels

  • 19391939
  • SS
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.4K
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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
4.4K
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
    • 66User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 nominations total

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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 Wickie
    • 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
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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 reviews66

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    Featured review
    10/10
    Solid gold, from animation's Golden Age.
    Talk about unforgettable music! I saw "Gulliver's Travels" forty years ago on Saturday-afternoon television, and I can STILL hum much of the Ralph Rainger/Leo Robin score, especially "Faithful", "Forever", "Faithful Forever", "We're All Together Now", and "Orchids in the Moonlight". What a songwriting team they were.

    It's impossible to not compare "Gulliver's Travels", and its songs, to today's animated product, and it's sad when I try. The knack seems to be lost in all regards.

    Lanny Ross and Jessica Dragonette, top radio stars of the period, actually enunciate the lyrics, and in tune, and with varying dynamics. What a relief to remember a time when that was mandatory in film music.

    And we can also luxuriate in the well-drawn visuals, which allows the audience time to wallow in the rich colors and narrative (without the slam-bang short-attention-span cutting that sea-sickened me during "Atlantis" and similar Y2K material).

    Give the youngsters a taste of the Golden Age of animation, songwriting and storytelling with "Gulliver's Travels", and take the time to enjoy it with them.

    Highest recommendation. ****
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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1940 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gullivers resor
    • Production company
      • Fleischer Studios
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    • Budget
      • $700,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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