"A Silly Symphony"

Release Date September 28, 1931

Synopsis

A lone lamplighter walks down the street lighting the streetlamps as he goes. He stops outside a clock store where, inside, the products perform their various alarms and dances. A fight breaks out between two alarm clocks (instigated by a wall clock) and eveyone watches to see who will win.

Credits

Director : Wilfred Jackson

Animation : Roldolfo "Rudy" Zamora

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #18 : A Bunch of Silly Symphonies

DVD

United States

Disney Treasures : More Silly Symphonies

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Black and White

Animation type : Standard

Sound mix : Mono

Aspect ration : 1.33 : 1

Negative format : 35mm

Print format : 35mm

Cinematographic process : Spherical

Original language : English

Released by Columbia Pictures

Comments

Also known as "In a Clock Store."

1934's "The China Shop" is very nearly a color remake of this one; its two main characters (18th century porcelain dancers) make their first appearance here.

From Jerry Edwards : I enjoy several scenes in this short - alarm clocks using their alarm bells to do a synchronized ringing of the bells (like Christmas bells) Victorian man and woman clock figurines dancing and Grandfather and Grandmother clocks dancing. What appeals to me most about this short is the unusual, outstanding animation at the very beginning of the short - an old white-bearded man is shown lighting gas street lamps - very nicely done indeed!

From Milan Brandon : This short is delightful.

At minute 2:25 (according to the Walt Disney Treasure: More Silly Symphonies DVD), a pocket watch with the initials WED (Walter Elias Disney) can be seen on the second watch from the left as plain as day.

The beared old man lighting the lanterns was a nice touch.

From Matthew Cooper : Normally, I don't like the black and white cartoons, but this one I do. It is very simillar to "The China Shop" (another favorite of mine,) but I am not a fan of the ending. The clock who started that fight between the two alarm clocks was naughty! Mostly I like this cartoon because of the music but all in all it is very good for the 1930's!