STEAMBOAT WILLIE

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• Steamboat Willie is a 1928 American animated short filmdirected by Walt Disney and UB Iwerks. This was also a black-and-white film.

BASIC FACTS

• Steamboat Willie was the first synchronized film with Mickey Mouse
• The music in the cartoon was Steamboat Bill and the whistle from Mickey Mouse which was made by Bert Leighton and Frank Leighton
• The title is the parody dor Steamboat Bill Jr.
• The characters in the cartoon are Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Peg Leg Pete, Fob the Cow, Parrot, and Cat.
• This film was sold in 5 different languages- English, Italian, German, French, and Japaneise.

INTERESTING FACTS

• In 1998, the Library of Congress added Steamboat Willieto the National Film Registry.
• After the succes of Steamboat Willie, Walter Disney used sound in all his cartoons.
• Walt Disney was the voice of Mickey in the film.
• In 1994, member of the Animation Field voted Steamboat Willie the 13th film of the 50 Greatest Cartoons.

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• Walt Disney was important to the 1920's for entertainment with his first movie with sound.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• disney.wikia.com/wikia/steamboat_willie
• https:/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/walt_disney