The Barnyard Battle is a 1929 American animated short film directed by Ub Iwerks. It is the seventh film of the Mickey Mouse film series. It was the seventh Mickey Mouse short to be produced, the fourth of that year. As the title implies, it features a battle between an invading army of cats and an army of mice trying… Read more →
St. Louis Blues is a 1929 American two-reel short film starring Bessie Smith. The early sound film features Smith in an African-American speakeasy of the prohibition era singing the W. C. Handy standard, “St. Louis Blues”. Directed by Dudley Murphy, it is the only known film of Bessie Smith, and the soundtrack is her only recording not controlled by Columbia… Read more →
Plane Crazy is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The cartoon, produced by Disney Cartoons, is the first finished film to be produced by the studio and the first produced short to star Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie Mouse. It was originally produced as a silent film before test screening to a… Read more →
El Terrible Toreador is a 1929 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Studios in the Silly Symphonies series. The short’s copyright was renewed in 1957, so it entered the US public domain on January 1, 2025.
Hell’s Bells is a 1929 comedy horror animated short film directed by Ub Iwerks and produced by Walt Disney. It was distributed to cinemas by the film company Columbia Pictures, who would also distribute other Walt Disney films such as Winter. The film follows Satan and the other devils’ happenings in Hell. One of these devils revolts against Satan and… Read more →
The Merry Dwarfs is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short film. It was released in 1929. The short’s copyright was renewed in 1957, and as a published work from 1929 it entered the US public domain on January 1, 2025.
Springtime is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short film. It was released in 1929. It was the third Silly Symphonies film to be produced, just five days before the 1929 Stock Market Crash. The short entered the US public domain on January 1, 2025.
The Mysterious Island is a 1929 American sound part-talkie science fiction film directed by Lucien Hubbard, based on Jules Verne’s 1874 novel L’Île mystérieuse (The Mysterious Island). The film was photographed largely in two-color Technicolor. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The… Read more →
The Haunted House, also known as Haunted House, is a 1929 American animated comedy horror short film. It is the fourteenth film of the Mickey Mouse series. It was the fourteenth Mickey Mouse short to be produced, the eleventh of that year. It follows Mickey Mouse who is trapped in a haunted house and forced to play music. It was… Read more →
The Plowboy is a 1929 American animated short film directed and produced by Walt Disney. It is the eighth film of the Mickey Mouse film series. It was the eighth Mickey Mouse short to be produced, the fifth of that year. The short is notable for the livestock it features. Minnie’s cow is considered to be Clarabelle Cow making her… Read more →
