August 16, 1930 – The Silly Symphony Midnight in a Toy Shop is Released to Theaters
“Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock.”
On August 16, 1930, the Silly Symphony Midnight in a Toy Shop was released to theaters. It was directed by Wilfred Jackson.
It’s a windy, snowy day outside Ye Toy Shoppe, and a spider is nearly blown away from his web. He decides to sneak inside the toy shop to keep warm, and when he hears the clock chime midnight, he hides in a box, as he’s startled by the cuckoo. He starts to explore, and is startled several times after running into the toys. Running into the dark, he lights a candle, unaware that he has set it down next to some Chinese firecrackers before he starts playing with a toy piano. Two dolls start dancing around to his melody, and are soon joined by other toys within the shop. The spider continues to play with the toys, much to his own amusement. When he slides from a spinning record, he lands on the candle, and pulls it with him into the box of firecrackers, creating a large explosion within the store. The spider jumps away, and escapes through the keyhole to head back out into the snow.
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