The China Plate
| The China Plate | |
|---|---|
| Silly Symphonies series | |
| Directed by | Wilfred Jackson |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Music by | Frank Churchill |
| Animation by |
Johnny Cannon Rudy Zamora Jack Cutting Frank Powers Dick Lundy Ben Sharpsteen David Hand Jack King |
| Backgrounds by |
Carlos Manriquez Emil Flohri |
| Studio | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Color process | Black and white |
| Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Mother Goose Melodies |
| Followed by | The Busy Beavers |
The China Plate is a 1931 Silly Symphonies animated film.
The short is based on the Willow pattern legend, with some major differences, including a dragon. There is an oriental scene, the Willow pattern on a china plate, that comes to life, telling the story of two young lovers who are disturbed. First, they have to deal with an angry and overweight Emperor who is the girl's father. He chases after them because the boy disturbed his rest and disapproves of him near his daughter. The two children are then chased by a fire-breathing dragon that eats the emperor (he thought the dragon's open mouth was a cave entrance).
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