Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy (1941)

Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy (1941) Director: Dave Fleischer. In the wake of the successful animated feature releases by Walt Disney (Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs) and Max Fleischer (Gullivers Travels) in 1937 and 1939, respectively, Paramount immediately authorized the production a pair of extralength tworeel cartoon subjects from Fleischer Studios. The first one, released in April 1941, was produced at Fleischers lavish new animation studio in Miami, Florida, where the production of Gullivers Travels took place, alongside the popular Popeye shorts and preproduction on their second feature, Mr. Bug Goes To Town (1941). Based on the classic books by Johnny Gruelle, Fleischer fashioned Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy as a musical taking place in the imagination of a little girl. The studio changed the relationship of Ann and Andy from brother and sister to boyfriend and girlfriend to give the story more drama. The books popular Camel with the Wrinkled Knees makes an appearance, voiced by Pint