The China Shop
The China Shop is a short animated Disney cartoon, released in 1934 in the Silly Symphonies series.[1] The cartoon was released on January 13, 1934.[2] The short was directed by Wilfred Jackson and is said to be a step ahead in the character staging for the age, because of the thoughtful opening scene in which the shopkeeper closes the store, contrasting with the broad kind of movements made by the time.
| The China Shop | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wilfred Jackson |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Animation by | Art Babbitt, Ben Sharpsteen, Cy Young, Roy Williams, Jack Kinney, Louie Schmitt, Leonard Sebring, Dick Lundy, Frenchy de Tremaudan, Dick Heumer, Archie Robin |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
It's closing time at "Ye Olde China Shop". The china pieces come to life to dance. A china demon kidnaps a female figurine, the male figurine tries to rescue her and a fight that involves the china demon throwing dishes at the male figurine (which also damages both an ostrich figurine which sticks its head into the base that it’s standing on and one of the monkey figurines) ensues. The demon is defeated as he is broken into pieces. The next morning when the owner arrives and sees the damage he sells the china as antiques.
Home media
The short was released on the 2006 Walt Disney Treasures DVD box set More Silly Symphonies.[1]
References
- Merritt, Russell; Kaufman, J. B. (2016). Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series (2nd ed.). Glendale, CA: Disney Editions. pp. 136–137. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 135–136. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
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