Q about More Silly Symphonies...

[BWSmith]

Why is "The China Shop" listed as "From the Vault"?

(I've watched it several times, and I can't figure out where the offensive material is.)

[Escapay]

I don't have the set yet, but I'm guessing it's the green devil noted in UD's review, which also couldn't find a reason either...

The China Shop (1934) (8:23)
Another short in the "when the owner's away, the shop will play" mold, this one finds an assortment of china creations coming to life at night. A green devil tries repeatedly to separate the central couple -- man and woman figures dressed in colonial garb. I can't figure out why this one is deemed "Vault" material and I sort of feel dirty looking for offensive material like the way the designation naturally compels us to.

Escapay

[carter1971]

I have to leave for work, so I don't have time to get the DVD out to check, but if I recall correctly, it had something to do with the shop owner being a stereotypical Jew.

[Lars Vermundsberget]

The question that springs to mind: How many would have noticed if it weren't placed in the "vault" section at all...?

[carter1971]

Probably not very many. I've had to look very hard to find "offensive" material in some of these cartoons.

[Chernabog]

I think it´s there because of the shops owner - he is caricatured as a "typical jew" - I read it somewhere, I don´t remember where now!