![]() ![]() These films are largely ignored and widely unpopular, with fans criticizing them due to their lack of consistency and tone in each short. What made these films distinct from the Golden Age films is that instead of telling a single, continuous story, these films consisted of multiple short films within each. Mickey made his first appearance in 1928 in a test screening of the short film called "Plane Crazy." However, his wife didn't like the name, so he renamed him Mickey (I think we can all agree this name is much better). In 1928, Walt, in collaboration with Ub Iwerks, created a new character that he originally named Mortimer Mouse. The Pre-Golden Age saw Walt recovering from the loss of Oswald and also set the stage for Disney as we know it today. ![]() Legally, Oswald belonged to Mintz and his company, so he took the character and four of Disney's animators and started a new animation company, Snappy Comedies.ġ928-1937: Pre-Golden Age And Mickey Mouse After the decline of the "Alice Comedies," Walt created his first-ever original character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and produced 26 short comedies starring the character before a falling out with Charles Mintz, who had by 1928 taken over Winkler Productions.
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