Mickey Mouse
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Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime corporate icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company and a figurehead of American animation, Mickey is
Walt Disney with a cutout of Mickey as he was drawn by the end of 1928
Poster of the 1933 short The Mad Doctor
In 1930's The Chain Gang, Mickey plays the role of a prisoner attempting to escape confinement. Morally-dubious roles such as this would quickly become impossible due to the character gaining an image as a role model for children.
Mickey in Fantasia (1940)
Steamboat Willie
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Steamboat Willie is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. It was produced in black-and-white by Disney Cartoons and was released by Pat Powers' Celebrity Productio
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…Mickey first appeared in two 1928 shorts Plane Crazy and The Gallopin' Gaucho (which were not picked up for distribution) before his public debut in Steamboat Willie (1928). The character went on to appear in over 130 films, mostly short films. His relatively few feature films include Fantasia (1940). Since 1930…
Pete confronts Mickey on the bridge of the steamboat in a scene of the short film
The Broadway Theatre in New York (2007) was known in 1928 as Universal's Colony Theatre, when it premiered Steamboat Willie.
This 2024 illustration shows Steamboat Willie entering the public domain
This segment of film was cut from a Steamboat Willie reel by a 1930s cinema.