Ub Iwerks was a true ani­ma­tion genius work­ing with Walt Dis­ney, This short, made in 1928, it’s the first Mickey Mouse car­toon ever made, Mickey tries to emu­late his hero: Charles Lind­berg, and woo Min­nie with his own home­made airplane.

Char­ac­ters — Mickey Mouse, Min­nie Mouse, Clara­belle Cow
Direc­tor — Walt Dis­ney
Ani­ma­tion — Ub Iwerks, Hugh Har­man, Rudolph Ising
Inkers — Helen Sewell, Lil­lian Dis­ney, Edna Dis­ney
Music — Carl Stalling

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