The China Shop

The China Shop, based on the fairy tale "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep" by Hans Christian Andersen, is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney, part of the Silly Symphonies series.^[1] The short was released on January 13, 1934^[2] and was directed by Wilfred Jackson.

The China Shop
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
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	January 13, 1934 (1934-01-13)
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, 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 an ostrich 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.

Home media

The short was released on December 19, 2006, on Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Volume Two^[1] in the "From the Vault" section. Prior to that, the featurette also appeared on the Walt 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 of Beauty and the Beast.^[3]