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On this day, May 15, 1928, Mickey Mouse made his first ever appearance in the silent film "Plane Crazy."
I made a mess with "The Grapes of Wrath." I need something for this day to make up for that.
Hat tip, On This Day in Film and Television
1928 Mickey Mouse makes his 1st ever appearance in silent film "Plane Crazy"
Plane Crazy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by: Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks
Story by: Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks
Produced by: Walt Disney
Starring: Walt Disney
Music by: Carl W. Stalling
Animation by: Ub Iwerks
Release dates;
May 15, 1928
(test screening)
March 17, 1929
(wide release)
Running time: 5:56 (one reel)
Plane Crazy is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The cartoon, released by the Walt Disney Studios, was the first appearance of Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie Mouse, and was originally a silent film. It was given a test screening to a theater audience on May 15, 1928, and an executive from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer saw the film, but failed to pick up a distributor. Later that year, Disney released Mickey's first sound cartoon, Steamboat Willie, which was an enormous success; Plane Crazy was officially released as a sound cartoon on March 17, 1929. It was the fourth Mickey film to be given a wide release after Steamboat Willie, The Gallopin' Gaucho and The Barn Dance (1929).
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by: Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks
Story by: Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks
Produced by: Walt Disney
Starring: Walt Disney
Music by: Carl W. Stalling
Animation by: Ub Iwerks
Release dates;
May 15, 1928
(test screening)
March 17, 1929
(wide release)
Running time: 5:56 (one reel)
Plane Crazy is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The cartoon, released by the Walt Disney Studios, was the first appearance of Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie Mouse, and was originally a silent film. It was given a test screening to a theater audience on May 15, 1928, and an executive from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer saw the film, but failed to pick up a distributor. Later that year, Disney released Mickey's first sound cartoon, Steamboat Willie, which was an enormous success; Plane Crazy was officially released as a sound cartoon on March 17, 1929. It was the fourth Mickey film to be given a wide release after Steamboat Willie, The Gallopin' Gaucho and The Barn Dance (1929).
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