What was the last movie Walt Disney dubbed Mickey Mouse?

When we talk about Disney, one of the first characters that comes in anyone’s head is Mickey Mouse. Being one of the studio’s most important characters, Mouse came up in 1928, after Walt Disney and the designer and animator UB IWERKSLose the copyright of their first big animated name: Oswald, the lucky rabbit.

In an interview shown in the documentary “Mickey: The Story of a Mice”, available on Disney+, Walt Disney He revealed that he had the idea of ​​Mickey on the train while traveling to Hollywood.

“Mickey Mouse appeared in my mind on a trip to Hollywood, at a time when my luck and my brother Roy was not good, and the disaster seemed to approach,” Walt said.

The book “Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse, The Ultimate History” JB Kaufman and David Gerteinstill explains that it was in the same train as Disney gave the first name of the mouse: Mortimer Mouse. The idea, however, did not please Lilianwife of the filmmaker, who suggested him the name for which he is known today worldwide.

The character’s first appearance took place in 1928, in the short film “The Mad of Plane” (Plane Crazy), but many people consider that Mickey’s official debut was only in “The Steamboat Willie), an animation in which he first gained lines.

For about 18 years, Mickey Mouse received the voice of his own creator, Walt Disney. Still in the documentary “Mickey: The Story of a Mouse”, Walt Disney Animation Studios animator, FLOYD Normanhe pointed out that “it is no coincidence that Walt It was the voice of Mickey Mouse. The optimist, the curious boy who didn’t grow up, the intrepid guy who didn’t let anything disturb – that’s Mickey Mouse, but also Walt Disney“.

But what was the last movie Walt Disney dubbed Mickey Mouse?

According to Disney, the last movie in which Walt Disney He lent his voice to Mickey Mouse was “How good it is to have fun” (1947), a production launched in the Age of War, composed of two fables: “Bongo”, a segment that presents the story of a circus bear that wants to live free in the jungle, and “Mickey and the Bean Foot”, an adaptation of the classic tale “João and the Bean”.

The official synopsis of the plot, available on Disney+, says: “This charming jewel not only shines with charm, but it is valuable to the decisive moments of Disney’s story. It was the last animated movie starring Walt Disney as the voice of Mickey, and the only movie containing four of Walt’s most famous characters: Mickey, Donald Duck, Goofy and the Speaker. Great narratives, unforgettable characters, music and adventure, the speaking cricket features two animated tales: Bongo, the humorous story of a small circus bear that proves that his heart and mind are bigger than the most brave tyrant; and Mickey and the foot, in which Mickey, Donald and Goofy face the giant Willie in the animated adaptation of Disney to ‘John and the foot and the foot and the foot and the foot and the foot and the foot and the foot and Bean'”.