(Walt Disney Studios, 1928) Original production drawing by Ub Iwerks featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse from Plane Crazy, showing the pair in the cockpit of a propellor-driven airplane. Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 12 x 9.5 animation paper, marked "205" in the lower right. Image measures 1.5 x 1.5. In fine condition.
Plane Crazy was extremely significant in the history of animation, as it marked the creation of Mickey Mouse. The short was co-directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, with Iwerks serving as the main animator. Plane Crazy was a silent film and given a test screening to a theater audience on May 15, 1928, but failed to pick up a distributor; later in 1928 Disney released Steamboat Willie as a very successful sound cartoon, which is generally considered Mickey's debut despite being made after Plane Crazy. With sound added, the film was released to the general public on March 17, 1929, as the fourth Mickey Mouse short.
