December 20, 1939 –
The Paramount Pictures animated version of Gulliver’s Travels directed by Dave Fleischer, opened in NYC on this date.
Even though the film was a box-office success, it never managed to recover its enormous cost, which went nearly $500,000 over budget due to the relocation of the Fleischer studios, transportation of film for processing and the cost of training new artists.
The Haus of Dcaligari 