Mickey Mouse might be the most famous cartoon character Walt Disney created, but he wasn't the first. That honor belongs to his predecessor, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit! Long-lost footage of the boisterous bunny was recently rediscovered thanks to The BFI National Archive and Walt Disney Animation Studios, and while we'd seen glimpses of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit before, we now get to watch him in action in Walt Disney animated film, Sleigh Bells. Per the BFI, Oswald was invented by Walt in 1927 and "was loved for his mischievous and rebellious personality." Sleigh Bells, the approximately 6-minute clip starring Oswald, was released in 1928. The animation in the film was done by the Disney...
- 11/4/2015
- E! Online
A rare and long-lost Walt Disney film, titled “Sleigh Bells” from 1928, featuring the first ever Disney character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, has been rediscovered, the British Film Institute National Archive and Walt Disney Animation Studios announced Tuesday. The character is a precursor to Mickey Mouse and was invented by Walt Disney in 1927. Until now, the film had been lost and unseen since its original release. According to BFI, the animation was completed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, who went on to create Mickey Mouse. The print of “Sleigh Bells” was preserved in the National Archives, and a research...
- 11/4/2015
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
It.s amazing the things you can find when you go digging in the right place. A researcher was digging through the archives of the British Film Institute and what they found was the rarest of gems, especially for a fan of Disney animation. A long lost short film that was, in fact, so old that until fairly recently Disney wouldn.t even have owned it. The film is called Sleigh Bells. It.s about six minutes long and its star is Disney.s pre- Mickey Mouse mascot, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. According to Deadline, the BFI has now worked with Walt Disney Animation Studios to restore the print and the short will now be screened at BFI Southbank on December 12 as part of a collection of Disney holiday shorts. Oswald was one of the first character creations between Walt Disney and his frequent collaborator, Ub Iwerks. The two created...
- 11/4/2015
- cinemablend.com
In honor of the holidays, Walt Disney Animation Studios Restoration and the British Film Institute have teamed up to deliver a stellar present to London cinephiles in the form of "Sleigh Bells," a 1928 animated film that is one of Disney's first movies and features the first-ever company character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (a long-eared precursor to Mickey Mouse). The film will be screened for the first time since 1928 at the BFI Southbank on December 12. Read More: Anthony Asquith's 'Shooting Stars' Selected as BFI London Film Festival Archive Gala Oswald was drawn up by Walt Disney and Ub Iwers in 1927 and is marked for his "mischievous and rebellious personality," a definite departure from the character we would all come to love as Mickey Mouse. It wasn't until a few years later that both Disney and Iwers broke away from Universal Studios, for whom they had developed Oswald films,...
- 11/4/2015
- by Elle Leonsis
- Indiewire
A long lost six-minute Walt Disney animation has been discovered by a researcher browsing through the BFI’s National Archive. The 1928 Sleigh Bells features the first-ever Disney character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a long-eared precursor to Mickey Mouse. In partnership with Disney, a restored version of the film will be screened on December 12 at BFI Southbank in London. Oswald was invented by Walt Disney in 1927 and was known for his mischievous and rebellious…...
- 11/4/2015
- Deadline
A long lost six-minute Walt Disney animation has been discovered by a researcher browsing through the BFI’s National Archive. The 1928 Sleigh Bells features the first-ever Disney character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a long-eared precursor to Mickey Mouse. In partnership with Disney, a restored version of the film will be screened on December 12 at BFI Southbank in London. Oswald was invented by Walt Disney in 1927 and was known for his mischievous and rebellious…...
- 11/4/2015
- Deadline TV
In what might be the coolest discovery of the year, a lost Disney short featuring a precursor to Mickey Mouse has been found by the BFI National Archive.
1928's six-minute Christmas-themed cartoon Sleigh Bells was thought to be missing, before a researcher located it in the BFI's archive.
Lost 1927 Walt Disney cartoon Empty Socks discovered in Norway
Sleigh Bells features the long-eared Mickey look-a-like Oswald the Lucky Rabbit on a skating escapade with his ladylove Ortensia the cat.
The BFI will be screening a restored version of Sleigh Bells on December 12 as part of its 'It's A Disney Christmas: Seasonal Shorts' presentation.
Walt Disney Animation Studios president Andrew Millstein hailed the rediscovery, saying: "We're thrilled to be collaborating with the BFI National Archives in the restoration of the 'lost' Oswald short, Sleigh Bells, and to be sharing this delightful animated discovery with audiences in the UK as part of this special Disney holiday programme.
1928's six-minute Christmas-themed cartoon Sleigh Bells was thought to be missing, before a researcher located it in the BFI's archive.
Lost 1927 Walt Disney cartoon Empty Socks discovered in Norway
Sleigh Bells features the long-eared Mickey look-a-like Oswald the Lucky Rabbit on a skating escapade with his ladylove Ortensia the cat.
The BFI will be screening a restored version of Sleigh Bells on December 12 as part of its 'It's A Disney Christmas: Seasonal Shorts' presentation.
Walt Disney Animation Studios president Andrew Millstein hailed the rediscovery, saying: "We're thrilled to be collaborating with the BFI National Archives in the restoration of the 'lost' Oswald short, Sleigh Bells, and to be sharing this delightful animated discovery with audiences in the UK as part of this special Disney holiday programme.
- 11/4/2015
- Digital Spy
The BFI National Archive and Walt Disney Animation Studios have announced the rediscovery of a rare, long-lost, Walt Disney animated film Sleigh Bells (1928) featuring the first ever Disney character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a long-eared precursor to Mickey Mouse.
The world premiere of the new restoration of the film by Walt Disney Animation Studios will take place at BFI Southbank on December 12, 2015 as part of a programme It’s A Disney Christmas: Seasonal Shorts, screening other festive Disney gems from the 1930’s to the present day.
Sleigh Bells from We Are Movie Geeks on Vimeo.
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was invented by Walt Disney in 1927 and was loved for his mischievous and rebellious personality. A number of other films do survive but Sleigh Bells has been, until now, a lost film, unseen since its original release. The animation in the film was accomplished by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, both...
The world premiere of the new restoration of the film by Walt Disney Animation Studios will take place at BFI Southbank on December 12, 2015 as part of a programme It’s A Disney Christmas: Seasonal Shorts, screening other festive Disney gems from the 1930’s to the present day.
Sleigh Bells from We Are Movie Geeks on Vimeo.
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was invented by Walt Disney in 1927 and was loved for his mischievous and rebellious personality. A number of other films do survive but Sleigh Bells has been, until now, a lost film, unseen since its original release. The animation in the film was accomplished by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, both...
- 11/4/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Browsing the British Film Institute National Archive's online catalog, a researcher rediscovered a Disney short thought lost since its 1928 debut, and now the restored six-minute film, "Sleigh Bells," will be on view as part of the BFI Southbank's program "It's a Disney Christmas: Seasonal Shorts," premiering Dec. 12. (No word yet on whether the film will be shown stateside.) It's an increasingly rare phenomenon now that curators, researchers, and the studios themselves have scoured archives and vaults for snippets of early Hollywood, but it's not unheard of. As recently as 2013, another short, "Hungry Hoboes" (photo above)—which, like "Sleigh Bells," stars the mischievous Disney favorite Oswald the Lucky Rabbit—turned up in the U.K. Such "lost cartoons" are a glimpse into Disney before the advent of Mickey Mouse, and the emergence of Walt Disney Animation Studios as a global media/entertainment concern. Since its rediscovery,...
- 11/3/2015
- by Matt Brennan
- Thompson on Hollywood
The end of 2010 is almost upon us, which is why MTV News is rounding up the Top Songs of 2010. We had over two dozen MTV News staffers submit their own personal lists of their 25 favorite songs, and from those lists we derived a master list whose top 10 will be slowly rolling out over the course of this week. Check out one of the 25 lists below, with an argument or two for the greatness of some of the under-appreciated tunes of the year.
By Rya Backer
1. "Omg," Usher
This is just the best song ever, and I want to listen to it on loop for the rest of my life so I can always be in a constant state of joy.
2. "In a House With No Mirrors (You Never Get Old)," Gruff Rhys
I really like the story behind this song. Gruff Rhys (lead singer of Wales' Super Furry Animals) went to find his uncle,...
By Rya Backer
1. "Omg," Usher
This is just the best song ever, and I want to listen to it on loop for the rest of my life so I can always be in a constant state of joy.
2. "In a House With No Mirrors (You Never Get Old)," Gruff Rhys
I really like the story behind this song. Gruff Rhys (lead singer of Wales' Super Furry Animals) went to find his uncle,...
- 12/8/2010
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
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