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Steamboat Willie was an immediate hit, while Gang War has since been lost and all but forgotten today. A Colony theatre bill, from November 18, 1928, promoting Steamboat Willie in the second row. The success of Steamboat Willie not only led to international fame for Walt Disney but for Mickey as well. Variety (November 21, 1928) wrote:
"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.
The song was a parody of best-selling "The Ballad of Casey Jones," by Seibert and Newton, which had itself been based on a song from the Leightons' vaudeville routine. [6] Steamboat Bill was recorded by Arthur Collins in 1911 [7] and would go on to inspire Charles Reisner to write a movie for Buster Keaton titled Steamboat Bill, Jr., which ...
"Ever since Mickey Mouse's first appearance in the 1928 short film Steamboat Willie, people have associated the character with Disney’s stories, experiences, and authentic products," Disney told ...
Despite the synchronised sound as well as the all-star cast, the film is largely unknown in its own right. One reel of an original 35mm positive print of nitrate film survives at the BFI film archive. The rest of the film appears to be lost. [2] The film has been overshadowed by its far more famous preceding short, Steamboat Willie.
Now, get ready for “Steamboat Willie” horror films. The 1928 version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain on Monday, and indie horror producers are wasting no time in capitalizing on it.
English: Steamboat Willie, a 1928 cartoon by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, was the debut of both Mickey and Minnie Mouse. It became immediately popular thanks to its fully synchronized soundtrack. It became immediately popular thanks to its fully synchronized soundtrack.
The group joins a cast anchored by David Howard Thornton, best known for his performance as the slasher Art the Clown in the “Terrifier” series, here taking on the role of Steamboat Willie.