Steamboat Bill, Jr. Steamboat Bill, Jr. Steamboat Bill, Jr. is a 1928 silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Released by United Artists, the film is the last product of Keaton's independent production team and set of gag writers. It was not a box-office success and became the last picture Keaton made for United Artists. Keaton ended up moving to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer where he made one last film in his trademark style, "The Cameraman", before his creative control was taken away by the studio. Charles Reisner directed the film, and the credited story writer was Carl Harbaugh, although Keaton wrote the script and publicly called
Mickey's 50 World Wants to Wish You) Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse". Mickey's 50 Mickey's 50 is a 1978 television special honouring the 50-year anniversary of the debut of Walt Disney's animated character Mickey Mouse. The show aired on NBC on November 19, 1978, one day after Mickey's official birthday, as a special 90-minute edition of "The Wonderful World of Disney". This show covers the history and career of Mickey Mouse from his humble beginnings in the first Disney sound cartoon "Steamboat Willie" to his popularity in the 1930s, his presence on television through "The Mickey Mouse Club", and his role as the