| Plane Crazy | |
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| Directed by | |
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| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Walt Disney |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Ub Iwerks |
| Color process | Black and white |
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| Distributed by | Pat Powers (Celebrity Productions) |
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Running time | 5:56 (one reel)[3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plane Crazy is a 1929 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The cartoon, released by the Walt Disney Studios, is the first finished project[4] to feature appearances of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, and was originally a silent film. It was given a test screening to a theater audience and potential distributors on May 15, 1928.[4] An executive from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer saw the film, but the film failed to pick up a distributor. Later that year, Disney released Mickey's first sound cartoon, Steamboat Willie, which was an enormous success; Plane Crazy was officially released as a sound cartoon on March 17, 1929.[1][2] It was the fourth Mickey film to be given a wide release after Steamboat Willie, The Gallopin' Gaucho and The Barn Dance (1929).
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