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.

Plot

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).

External links

• The Busy Beavers at IMDB
• The China Plate on YouTube