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The Broadway Theatre in New York, seen in 2007, where Steamboat Willie was first shown in 1928; the venue was known as "Universal's Colony Theatre" at the time. Steamboat Willie premiered at Universal's Colony Theater in New York City on November 18, 1928. [27] The film was distributed by Celebrity Productions, and its initial run lasted two weeks.
Disney used Pat Powers' Cinephone system, created by Powers using Lee De Forest's Phonofilm system without giving De Forest any credit. Steamboat Willie premiered at New York's 79th Street Theatre, and played ahead of the independent film Gang War. Steamboat Willie was an immediate hit while Gang War is all but forgotten today.
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Oct 2023 at 06:53:11 (UTC). Original (currently hosted on YouTube, to be uploaded on 31 December 2023) – Steamboat Willie, the first animated movie featuring the character "Mickey Mouse", enters the public domain under U.S. copyright law on 1 January 2024, 95 years after its release in 1928.
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The earliest known version of Disney’s iconic character entered the public domain on Jan. 1 — 95 years after appearing in the 1928 short film “Steamboat Willie.” Prepare for darker ...
"Steamboat Bill" is a 1910 song with music by the vaudeville group The Leighton Brothers and lyrics by Ren Shields. It became one of the first hit recordings in the United States through its 1911 recording by Arthur Collins, [1] mostly known as the music in Disney's Steamboat Willie, the first released Mickey Mouse sound cartoon.
It uses the American public domain status of the short animated film Steamboat Willie, featuring the earliest version of Mickey Mouse. [2] The film was released via YouTube on January 1, 2024 and is credited as the first released film to have been derived from Steamboat Willie since the cartoon entered the public domain. [3]
First there was “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.” Now, get ready for “Steamboat Willie” horror films. The 1928 version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain on Monday, and indie ...