The Novelty Shop

Name: The Novelty Shop
Genre: Animation, Short, Comedy
Released: 1936-08-15
Duration: 6 min
Rating: 7
Cast: The Rhythmettes

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7.0/10

103

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Animation Comedy Short

After an elderly toymaker closes his shop at night and goes home, all the toys come to life and have fun until he comes back in the morning.After an elderly toymaker closes his shop at night and goes home, all the toys come to life and have fun until he comes back in the morning.After an elderly toymaker closes his shop at night and goes home, all the toys come to life and have fun until he comes back in the morning.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

103

YOUR RATING

7User reviews

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The Rhythmettes

Quintuplets in the Box
(uncredited)

Directors
- Arthur Davis
- Ben Harrison
Writer
- Ben Harrison
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Absolutely meticulously drawn, with the smallest detail rendered. Adult cinema audiences of the time would have appreciated the humor, while children would have laughed at the antics. And careful attention was paid to the toys and novelties of the time, from Mexican 'jumping beans' to potted cactus plants from the southwestern deserts.

Connections
Featured in Toon in with Me: The Not-So-Special Christmas Special (2021)

Soundtracks
The Stars and Stripes Forever
(uncredited)
Music by John Philip Sousa

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8/10

Ersatz Night at the Museum

An elderly owner of a novelty shop leaves for the night. The place is filled with every manner of junk, from piggy banks to cactuses. A little pipe cleaner figure blows a trumpet and the whole place comes to life with all the figures going bonkers. It is pretty clever for the most part, but there is little plot. The animation is fine. Once again we get to see some of the movie stars of the time figuring in this film.