Top 29 Animation Movies Editor's Pick Released in 1929

Mickey Mouse is a mischievous deckhand on a riverboat that is under the command of the tyrannical Captain Pete. Explore Steamboat Willie / IMDB / YouTube

The clock strikes midnight, the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for four skeletons to come out and dance a bit. Find out about The Skeleton Dance / IMDB / YouTube

Inspired by Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris, Mickey builds a plane to take Minnie for a trip involving some necking, though Minnie objects to the necking. More about Plane Crazy / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey seeks shelter from a storm in a house that turns out to be haunted. The skeletons command him to play the organ; they dance and play along. Find out about The Haunted House / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey, a hot dog vendor, meets and quickly falls for Minnie the Shimmy Dancer. He serenades her by performing the song Sweet Adeline, much to the dismay of Kat Nipp, who is trying to sleep. Find out about The Karnival Kid / IMDB / YouTube

While Tom Cat goes away hunting, Mickey, Minnie, and their mouse friends break into his house and perform music. They play various tunes on the piano while the other mice hit household objects in tune to the music. Details on When the Cat's Away / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey puts on a show in his barnyard. A short dramatic scene by a chicken and rooster; an operatic ode by Patricia Pig, and then the main attraction: Mickey sings and plays his theme song, then dances to it. Look into Mickey's Follies / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey Mouse is a singing lifeguard. Minnie Mouse is the damsel he must rescue before she is swept out to sea. Look into Wild Waves / IMDB / YouTube

The Plowboy is a Mickey Mouse short animated film first released on June 28, 1929, as part of the Mickey Mouse film series. It was the eighth Mickey Mouse short to be produced, the fifth of that year. Get info on The Plowboy / IMDB / YouTube

Animated figure Talkie gets a visit from his friend Mutie in search for a job. Talkie takes him to the Western Electric sound lab, where a technician explains the process of putting sound on film and reproducing it in the theatre. More about Finding His Voice / IMDB / YouTube