Long-lost Walt Disney cartoon reel found on a shelf in Herefordshire (being put up for auction)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/nov/28/disney-oswald-lucky-rabbit-cartoon-found?fb=native&CMP=FBCNETTXT9038

Only known copy of Hungry Hobos, a five-minute film showing Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, to be auctioned after archive discovery

Steven Morris

# guardian.co.uk, Monday 28 November 2011 08.58 EST



Walt Disney created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit before coming up with Mickey Mouse. Now an Oswald cartoon film from 1928 has been found. Photograph: Huntley Archives

A precious long-lost cartoon film featuring a rabbit that was the forerunner to Mickey Mouse has been discovered on a shelf in an archive in rural England.

The only known copy of Hungry Hobos starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was found at the Huntley Film Archives in Herefordshire, where it had probably languished for decades.

It is creating great interest among cartoon enthusiasts and is being put up for auction in Los Angeles next month.

FULL story at link.

[Norrin Radd]

1. Always exciting when lost films turn up.