Steamboat Willie, 1928

Steamboat Willie, 1928

The animated Steamboat Willie (1928) was the first Mickey Mouse film to include sound.
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    Opening scene of the Warner Brothers cartoon Porky's Midnight Matinee, 1941.
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  • Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Washington, D.C.
    Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906), a short film featuring animation by J. Stuart Blackton.
  • Winsor McCay/Box Office Attraction Co.
    McCay's “Gertie the Dinosaur” was the first character ever created specifically for animated film.
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