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But the cartoon creature who stars in the animated short Steamboat Willie isn't a lot like the Mickey we know today. He's more rascally and rough. His roots in the blackface minstrel shows of the ...

He was given the replacement name Mickey, and, on November 18, 1928, Steamboat Willie hit US cinemas with ... “Nobody had ever seen a drawing make a noise” Disney’s main concern was whether ...

Which, in some ways, is fair. The original 1928, "Steamboat Willie" was iconic, but is also somewhat bizarre in retrospect. Mickey has to peel potatoes as a punishment in the original short ...

Regarding his casting, LaMorte added: “Watching David Howard Thornton bring Steamboat Willie to life with the magicians at Quantum Creation FX has been nothing short of amazing — he’s ...

Barely two days in the public domain, the earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse is on a rampage. Slashed free of Disney’s copyright as of Monday, the iconic character from Steamboat Willie is ...

While the initial reaction to the reveal of a Steamboat Willie-based horror movie may draw some initial division ... horror ...

DirecTV has tapped a former Disney character to draw attention to ... and satellite distributors. Steamboat Willie — which ...