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first Mickey Mouse cartoon released, and the first cartoon with synchronized
sound. As a mischievous deckhand on a riverboat, Mickey, to Minnie's delight,
plays "Turkey in the Straw" utilizing an animal menagerie as
his instruments. However, the tyrannical Captain Pete is not amused, and
Mickey ends up peeling potatoes in the galley. |
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After unsuccessfully trying to make a deal to record through RCA
or Western Electric, Walt contracted with the bootleg Powers Cinephone
process and, after a disastrous initial recording session, finally
recorded the soundtrack with a 15-piece band and his own squeaks
for Mickey.
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Directed by Walt Disney. Released at the Colony Theater in New
York on November 18, 1928, the date used for the birth of Mickey
Mouse.
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