Film Forum – New York, NY

As insect ingénue Honey Bee and the whole Bugville community awaits local hero Hoppity the grasshopper’s return, two crises brew: she may have to marry meanie C. Bagley Beetle, while their garden paradise is threatened by… Manhattan development!  This classic, colorful animated musical comedy (with songs by Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser, no less, and Fleischer tune-meister Sammy Timberg) is the second feature-length film from pioneer cartoon producer/onetime Disney equal and rival Max Fleischer (OUT OF THE INKWELL, Popeye, Betty Boop, Superman) and his innovative director brother, Dave.