Gulliver’s Travels is an animated adaptation of the classic Jonathon Swift story. It tells the first of Gulliver’s adventures, where he shipwrecks in the land of the peanut-sized Lilliputians.
Review
I have many positive things to say about Max Fleischer’s animated Gulliver’s Travels.
- First, the animation is absolutely beautiful. It looks like paintings come to life. It shames the sausage factory animation of today.
- Secondly, without a good script and characters that the audience cares about, the animation would be wasted. Thankfully, that’s not an issue.
- Thirdly, the conflict in th movie is both serious and comical. And well-balanced. Two warring kingdoms, Lilliput and Blefuscu, are sealing a peace treaty with the wedding of their respective prince and princess. And the young couple is truly in love. But, the two fathers fight over which of their kingdom’s traditional wedding songs will be played. And over this, they breakup the wedding — and declare war.
Editorial review of Gulliver’s Travels courtesy of Amazon.com
Gulliver’s Travels is a classic animated tale based on Jonathan Swift’s story about Lemuel Gulliver (Sam Parker), a sailor shipwrecked in Lilliput, the land of tiny people. Sam is the only survivor of the shipwreck, where the people are as small as peanuts. Unaware of the shipwreck, King Little is busy arranging the marriage of his daughter, Princess Glory (Jessica Dragonette) to Prince David (Lanny Ross), who is the son of neighboring King Bombo. King Bombo becomes angered when King Little refuses to agree upon the wedding song. Bombo declares war just as the villagers discover the giant Gulliver lying on the beach.
This is a wonderful tale of 18th century romance and adventure where Gulliver helps to prevent war breaking out between the two kingdoms of Lilliput and Blefuscu. How Gulliver works to prevent war breaking out between the two kingdoms is quite innovative, but you must watch this marvellous film to see for yourself!
Cast of characters
- Jessica Dragonette (The Big Broadcast of 1936) … Princess Glory (singing voice)
- Lanny Ross (Stage Door Canteen) … Prince David (singing voice)
Additional cast
- Pinto Colvig (Lady and the Tramp; Bozo the Clown) … Gabby (voice) (uncredited)
- Cal Howard (The Porky Pig Show) … Prince David (voice) (uncredited)
- Jack Mercer (Pinocchio) … King Little (voice) (uncredited)
- Joseph Oriolo (The Mighty Hercules) … Italian Barber (uncredited)
- Sam Parker (Superman 1940s cartoons) … Gulliver (voice) (uncredited)
- Tedd Pierce (Looney Tunes shorts) … King Bombo (voice) (uncredited)
- Livonia Warren … Princess Glory (voice) (uncredited)