One of the earliest full-length animated films, Gulliver's Travels boasts a catchy soundtrack, and animation by the creators of the classic cartoon characters Betty Boop and Popeye. The animation is charming, though it may seem dated to the modern audience. The story tells how the stranded sailor, Lemuel Gulliver, finds himself on an island filled with tiny people and how he affects their lives. Various subplots include a pair of young star-crossed lovers that Gulliver must help reunite along with foiling a plot against his own life. It's a simple, innocent version of the tale, that can still be enjoyed by all ages, though it definitely feels like a period piece that had it been a live-action film could have starred Bing Crosby as Gulliver and Roland Young as King Little.

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This has been a favorite film of the WriterGroupie's since her early childhood. Watching it again recently, she found the songs and the story to have the same appeal as ever. A delight.