Steamboat Willie and included the songs "Steamboat Bill", a composition popularized by baritone Arthur Collins during the 1910s, and "Turkey in the Straw," a composition popularized within minstrelsy during the 19th century. The title of the film is a parody of the Buster Keaton film "Steamboat Bill, Jr." (1928), itself a reference to the song by Collins. Walt Disney performed all of the voices in the film, although there is little intelligible dialogue. While the film has received some criticism, it has also received wide critical acclaim, not only for introducing one of the world's most popular cartoon characters, but for its
The Gallopin' Gaucho The Gallopin' Gaucho The Gallopin' Gaucho is the second short film featuring Mickey Mouse to be produced, following "Plane Crazy" and preceding "Steamboat Willie". The Disney studios completed the silent version in August 1928, but did not release it in order to work on "Steamboat Willie". It was released, with sound, after "Steamboat Willie". Both Mickey and Minnie Mouse had already made their debuts with the release of "Plane Crazy" on May 15, 1928. However that film had also failed to catch the attention of distributors when first produced as a silent film. "The Gallopin' Gaucho" was a second attempt