The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon

The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon

1933 · 7 min · ★ 6.4 · Animation

Utensils and food dance, sing, and play in the kitchen, until a lump of dough turns into a monster and they all unite to stop it.

Directed by Rudolf Ising

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