A Long-lost Disney movie featuring the prototype of Mickey Mouse has been found in a British company's archives.
The black and white cartoon, called Hungry Hobos, was released in 1928. The original print has been missing since before the Second World War and was thought to have been lost forever.
The only known copy has now been discovered in Huntley Film Archives in Herefordshire, UK, and will go under the hammer at Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia auction in Los Angeles on December 14, 2011.
The film features Oswald The Lucky Rabbit - who later evolved into Mickey Mouse - and Peg Leg Pete and is expected to fetch $30,000 to $40,000.
Oswald was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks for a series of cartoons introduced in 1927. Disney had signed a contract with Universal Studios to produce a new series for George Winkler and Charles Mintz but the first production featuring Oswald, Poor Papa, was rejected...
The black and white cartoon, called Hungry Hobos, was released in 1928. The original print has been missing since before the Second World War and was thought to have been lost forever.
The only known copy has now been discovered in Huntley Film Archives in Herefordshire, UK, and will go under the hammer at Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia auction in Los Angeles on December 14, 2011.
The film features Oswald The Lucky Rabbit - who later evolved into Mickey Mouse - and Peg Leg Pete and is expected to fetch $30,000 to $40,000.
Oswald was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks for a series of cartoons introduced in 1927. Disney had signed a contract with Universal Studios to produce a new series for George Winkler and Charles Mintz but the first production featuring Oswald, Poor Papa, was rejected...
- 11/28/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Hungry Hobos. Features Oswald The Rabbit -
The Prototype For Mickey Mouse
The only known copy of the Disney film Hungry Hobos, which was previously recorded as lost, has been found in a social history film archive in Herefordshire, UK and is to feature in the Entertainment Memorabilia auction on 14th December 2011 at Bonhams in Los Angeles, USA. The film features Oswald The Lucky Rabbit and Peg Leg Pete and is estimated to sell for $30,000-40,000.
The character of Oswald was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks for a series of cartoons introduced in 1927. After the “Alice Comedies” were finished, Disney signed a contract with Universal Studios to produce a new series for George Winkler and Charles Mintz. The first production featuring Oswald, “Poor Papa,” was rejected by Universal as the production and look of Oswald was deemed unsatisfactory. The second, “Trolley Troubles,” with a younger-looking Oswald, effectively began...
The Prototype For Mickey Mouse
The only known copy of the Disney film Hungry Hobos, which was previously recorded as lost, has been found in a social history film archive in Herefordshire, UK and is to feature in the Entertainment Memorabilia auction on 14th December 2011 at Bonhams in Los Angeles, USA. The film features Oswald The Lucky Rabbit and Peg Leg Pete and is estimated to sell for $30,000-40,000.
The character of Oswald was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks for a series of cartoons introduced in 1927. After the “Alice Comedies” were finished, Disney signed a contract with Universal Studios to produce a new series for George Winkler and Charles Mintz. The first production featuring Oswald, “Poor Papa,” was rejected by Universal as the production and look of Oswald was deemed unsatisfactory. The second, “Trolley Troubles,” with a younger-looking Oswald, effectively began...
- 11/28/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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