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"Steamboat Willie" was the first Mickey Mouse cartoon released, and
the first cartoon with synchronized sound. Mickey was born out of
necessity when Walt discovered he had lost the rights to his
previous character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Refusing to work with
the Oswald character for less money, he instead teamed up with Ub
Iwerks to create Mickey Mouse. In "Steamboat Willie," Mickey plays
a mischievous deckhand on a riverboat, who, to Minnie's delight,
plays "Turkey in the Straw" utilizing an animal menagerie as his
instruments. The tyrannical Captain Pete, however, is not amused,
and Mickey ends up peeling potatoes in the galley.
Directed by Walt Disney. After unsuccessfully trying to make a
deal to record through RCA or Western Electric, Walt contracted
with the bootleg Powers Cinephone process and, after an initial
disastrous recording session, finally recorded the soundtrack with
a 15-piece band and his own squeaks for Mickey. 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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