Toyland (1932)

Directed by: Frank Moser

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Santa Claus delivers presents to a house full of baby animals in this Terrytoons short.

Cartoon Cats: A parade of Mother Goose inspired characters comes down the chimney, including Puss in Boots.

Toyland - Puss in Boots walking away from chimney

A little dog rushes upstairs and wakes up a bed full of black kittens.

Toyland - little dog trying to wake up bed full of black kittens
Toyland - little dog waking up bed full of black ittens

The kittens race downstairs with the dog. One kitten comes down a little too hard.

Toyland - black kittens running downstairs
Toyland - black kitten rubbing his behind at foot of stairs

The kittens circle the tree and pounce into it. They manage to strip the tree of everything (sound familiar?) and then pounce into the presents they find. The rest of the short shows the animals, mostly puppies and mice, playing with the toys.

Toyland - black kittens surrounding Christmas tree
Toyland - black kittens standing around stripped Christmas tree

Final Mewsings: Christmas trees have never been safe from cats!

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