Steamboat Willie (1928) | |
| Director(s) | Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Walt Disney, Roy O. Disney (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical, Short Films |
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Steamboat Willie (1928) was a Animation - Family Film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks and produced by Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney.
Steamboat Willie was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1998.
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By samcooper on Apr 13, 2013 From Pretty Clever FilmsThere are many reasons why Walt Disney’s Steamboat Willie cartoon has remained a staple in American animation.?Sure, there were cartoons that featured sound in the early 1920′s – Fleishcher’s Inkwell Studios did it with Song Car-Tunes. This also isn’t the “first&#... Read full article
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Felix the Cat animator Hal Walker is quoted in John Canemaker's "Felix: the Twisted Tale of the World's Most Famous Cat" saying that: "Disney put us out of business with his sound".
Before the copyright for "Steamboat Willie" expired was set to expire in 2003, Disney lobbied the US Congress successfully for an extension of copyright protection by twenty years. Because of this law, "Steamboat Willie" will not enter the public domain until 2023.
Debuted at the Colony Theatre on Broadway, on November 18, 1928.
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Before the copyright for "Steamboat Willie" expired was set to expire in 2003, Disney lobbied the US Congress successfully for an extension of copyright protection by twenty years. Because of this law, "Steamboat Willie" will not enter the public domain until 2023.
Debuted at the Colony Theatre on Broadway, on November 18, 1928.
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