MAX FLEISCHER’S CARTOON

Southland Times, Issue 24109, 24 April 1940, Page 9

MAX FLEISCHER’S CARTOON

“GULLIVER’S TRAVELS’’ IN TECHNICOLOUR When Jonathan Swift published his ■ “Travels into Several Remote Nations | of the World, by Lemuel Gulliver,” ; in the years 1726-1727, the misan- [ thropic Dean of St. Patrick s in Dublin 1 could scarcely have had any idea that his literary satire would one day bring joy to thousands of moviegoers. Gulliver and his travels into the land of Lilliput, peopled by tiny midgets, were conceived by Dean Swift as a ' satire on the political, social and phil- [ osophical foibles of his day; but with > the passing of time the book was read for amusement only. It became a classic, and its title was telescoped to “Gulliver’s Travels.” About two years ago Paramount commissioned Max Fleischer, one of the pioneers in the field of animated cartoons, to make a full length coloured cartoon based on “Gulliver’s i Travels.” With his brothers, Dave and Joe, he set to work at Miami, Florida, 1 and has now completed a cartoon based upon Gulliver’s adventures in Lilliput. , While the finished film bears practically : no resemblance to Swift’s original plot, [ Fleischer has retained the general atmosphere of the book and introduced typical cartoon characters. They include “Gabby,” the town crier, and the three spies, “Sneka,” “Snoop” and “Snitch.” About 86,400 drawings were used in the production, which , contains eight new songs. j