Broken Toys (1935 film)

Broken Toys is an 8-minute long, 1935 animated short film produced by Walt Disney in the Silly Symphonies series. The toys in the story include caricatures of W.C. Fields, Zasu Pitts, Ned Sparks and Stepin Fetchit.^[2] Broken Toys was originally scheduled to follow Elmer Elephant and Three Little Wolves but was moved ahead of these titles in order to have it ready for a Christmas release.^[3][4][5]

Broken Toys
Directed by	Ben Sharpsteen
Story by	Pinto Colvig Otto Englander Larry Morer
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Tommy Bupp Leone LeDoux Martha Wentworth Leo Cleary The Rhythmettes Scott Whitaker Frank Nelson Ted Osborne Cliff Clark Shirley Reed Mandy Peters Bud Duncan
Music by	Albert Hay Malotte
Animation by	Dick Huemer Art Babbitt Bill Tytla John McManus Leonard Sebring Johnny Cannon Bob Wickersham Wolfgang Reitherman Marvin Woodward George Drake James Algar Grim Natwick Cy Young[1]
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	December 14, 1935 (1935-12-14)
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

In the pile of overused and broken toys, a discarded sailor doll gives the other toys, including an Aunt Jemima and Stepin Fetchit doll, a plan on how they can be repaired and bring happiness to others during Christmas.

Voice cast

• Boy doll: Tommy Bupp
• Girl doll: Leone LeDoux
• W.C. Fields: Scott Whitaker
• ZaSu Pitts, Mae West: Martha Wentworth
• Cop: Bud Duncan
• Misc. voices: The Rhythmettes, Leo Cleary, Frank Nelson, Ted Osborne, Cliff Clark, Shirley Reed, Mandy Peters^[6]

Home media

The short was released on December 19, 2006, on Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Volume Two^[7] in the "From the Vault" section.

See also

• List of Christmas films