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Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on December 06, 2017, 05:28 AM:

Donald Duck first appeared in a cartoon 12 September 1936 "Donald And Pluto".
However, the opening title says "Walt Disney presents a Mickey Mouse" although Mickey is not in the film.
Presumably at that time filmgoers had not heard of Donald.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM8TTHSHnMs

Posted by Kevin Clark (Member # 211) on December 06, 2017, 08:15 AM:

What about The Little Wise Hen (1934) and The Band Concert (1935)?

Kevin

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on December 06, 2017, 08:45 AM:

Indeed,
Sorry.
I was wrong.
Perhaps what I read meant that Donald was not a supporting actor in this film.

Posted by Kevin Clark (Member # 211) on December 06, 2017, 09:20 AM:

Hello Maurice

I think you are right it may well be the first to have Donald mentioned as the leading player in the title - Mickey Mouse was the Disney superstar for sure, almost a brand of his own even then, hence the 'A Mickey Mouse' pre-title would help promotion wise

These are amongst my favourite ever animated cartoons with such beautiful artistry and skill going into each hand drawn frame.

Kevin

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on December 06, 2017, 10:19 AM:

I have a lovely 16mm copy of this film in Technicolor. A laugh a second with the magnet. [Big Grin]

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