| The China Shop | |
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| Directed by | Wilfred Jackson |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Animation by | Art Babbitt Hamilton Luske Ben Sharpsteen Cy Young Roy Williams Jack Kinney Louie Schmitt Leonard Sebring Dick Lundy Frenchy de Tremaudan Dick Heumer Archie Robin Fred Moore |
| Color process | Technicolor |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The China Shop, based on the fairy tale "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep" byHans Christian Andersen, is a short animatedDisney cartoon, part of theSilly Symphonies series.[1] The cartoon was released on January 13, 1934.[2] The short was directed byWilfred Jackson.
It's closing time at "Ye Olde China Shop". The china pieces come to life to dance. A chinademon kidnaps a female figurine, and the male figurine tries to rescue her. A fight ensues, with the china demon throwing dishes at the male figurine. The battle damages both anostrich figurine and one of the monkey figurines. 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.
The short was released on December 19, 2006, onWalt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Volume Two[1] in the "From the Vault" section. Prior to that, the featurette also appeared on theWalt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition: Silly Symphonies VHS in the 1980s.
Also, the short was included in the bonus on the 2010 Diamond edition blu-ray ofBeauty and the beast.[3]
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