when hoppity go to town he discover nothing but bad news for his little insect neighbor in the lowland . can this honest and good natured grasshopper save his sweetheart and miss honey bee and from the machination of the evil c. bagley beetle and also lead his friend to a safe new home before it too late . while not one of the great animated feature ( a very new art at the time this film be create ) hoppity be an enjoyable film which should bring pleasure to uncritical viewer . technically it be well make and with animation of a generally high quality . the movie main drawback be that none of the character really have any ` heart they do not come ` alive on the screen in the way jiminy cricket do a year earlier in pinocchio . however and it be ultimately unfair to compare the fleischer studio output with that of disney . max and dave fleischer have their own star to follow while their contribution and it would be a considerable one would be in the realm of the one reel cartoon . with their popeye and betty boop series they create alternate reality as viable a any produce by other cartoon studio . hoppity be their second experiment with feature length animation ( after gulliver travel in 1939 ) and and henceforth they would expend their energy again on the cartoon short subject . in fact and the first in the highly acclaimed superman series be already in release . hoppitys story owe a great deal to frank capra and with it energetic and go get em hero up against powerful societal force . indeed and the film original title be mr. bug go to town and which immediately put one in mind of gary cooper or jimmy stewart and their capraesque adventure . jack mercer and famous a the voice of popeye and here speaks for two very different character and old mr. bumble and swat the fly . movie maven should be able to catch veteran voice actor pinto colvig and mae questel and both in uncredited role . the film have some pleasant song supply by hoagy carmichael and frank loesser and of which ` be my little baby bumble bee be the most familiar . ` be the couple in the castle be a fine romantic tune which deserve to be rediscover . it be unfortunate that the film initial animation and with it sweep out of the heaven and past the in depth new york skyline and be obscure behind the opening credit .