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15th May 1928: Mickey and Minnie Mouse appear in their first cartoon to be shown to a cinema audience

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May 15, 2026

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Summary

Mickey Mouse's first animated appearance was in a silent short called Plane Crazy, but the cartoon failed to secure a distributor until a soundtrack was added a year ...