In “Plane Crazy,” Mickey sets out to pilot a two-seater plane in an attempt to emulate Charles Lindbergh, who completed his historic flight from New York City to Paris in 1927.

But it wasn’t Mickey’s silver-screen debut. He first appeared in “Plane Crazy,” a silent short film that test-screened months before “Steamboat Willie” and portrays Mickey in a less ...

Jenkins notes that two iterations of Mickey are entering the public domain because of how different the "Steamboat Willie" Mickey looks from the "Plane Crazy" Mickey: The latter "has, these big ...

In “Plane Crazy,” Mickey sets out to pilot a two-seater plane in an attempt to emulate Charles Lindbergh, who completed his historic flight from New York City to Paris in 1927.

“Plane Crazy,” Disney’s first Mickey Mouse short, featured a hot-tempered Mickey humiliating and forcibly kissing his beloved Minnie Mouse.

“Plane Crazy,” Disney’s first Mickey Mouse short, featured a hot-tempered Mickey humiliating and forcibly kissing his beloved Minnie Mouse.

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Before he became the biggest mouse in the biz, Mickey Mouse welcomed audiences to the movies. Beginning in 1928, the mischievous Walt Disney icon starred in short ...

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Before he became the biggest mouse in the biz, Mickey Mouse welcomed audiences to the movies.Beginning in 1928, the ...

(CNN) — Before he became the biggest mouse in the biz, Mickey Mouse welcomed audiences to the movies. Beginning in 1928, the mischievous Walt Disney icon starred in short films that played ...

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Before he became the biggest mouse in the biz, Mickey Mouse welcomed audiences to the movies. Beginning in 1928, the mischievous Walt Disney icon starred in short ...

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Before he became the biggest mouse in the biz, Mickey Mouse welcomed audiences to the movies. Beginning in 1928, the mischievous Walt Disney icon starred in short ...