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| color process = Black and white | runtime = 7 min. 42 sec. | country = United States | preceded by = First release | followed by = ''The Gallopin' Gaucho'' }} ''Steamboat Willie'' is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. It was produced in black-and-white by Walt Disney Studios and was released by Celebrity Productions. The cartoon is considered the debut of Mickey Mouse〔(Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Black and White (1932) ) at Amazon.com; the product description of this Disney-produced DVD set describes ''Steamboat Willie'' as Mickey's debut〕 and his girlfriend Minnie, although both the characters appeared several months earlier in a test screening of ''Plane Crazy''. ''Steamboat Willie'' was the third of Mickey's films to be produced, but was the first to be distributed because Walt Disney had, having seen ''The Jazz Singer'', committed himself to producing the first fully synchronized sound cartoon. The film is especially notable for being the first Disney cartoon with synchronized sound, including character sounds and a musical score. Disney understood from early on that synchronized sound was the future of film. Steamboat Willie was the first cartoon to feature a fully post-produced soundtrack which distinguished it from earlier sound cartoons such as Inkwell Studios' ''Song Car-Tunes'' (1924–1927) and Van Beuren Studios' ''Dinner Time'' (1928). ''Steamboat Willie'' would become the most popular cartoon of its day.〔(''Steamboat Willie'' (1929) ) at Screen Savour〕 Music for ''Steamboat Willie'' was arranged by Wilfred Jackson and Bert Lewis, 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),〔(Main Street Cinema ) website, published by Disney, mentions the connection between the films.〕 itself a reference to the song by Collins. Walt Disney performed all of the voices in the film, although there is little intelligible dialogue.〔The only spoken words are when Pete mutters "Get down there!" and several times the parrot says "Help! Man overboard!" and "Hope you don't feel hurt, big boy!" - see (here )〕 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 technical innovation. In 1994 members of the animation field voted ''Steamboat Willie'' 13th in the book ''The 50 Greatest Cartoons'', which listed the greatest cartoons of all time. In 1998 the film was selected for preservation in the United States' National Film Registry for being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."〔 ==Synopsis== Mickey Mouse pilots a river steamboat, suggesting that he himself is the captain. He cheerfully whistles "Steamboat Bill" and sounds the boat's three whistles. Soon the real captain appears (Pete) and angrily orders Mickey off the bridge. Mickey blows a raspberry at Pete, and then Pete attempts to kick him but Mickey rushes away in time and Pete kicks himself in the rear accidentally. Mickey rushes down the stairs, slips on a bar of soap on the boat's deck and lands in a bucket of water. A parrot makes fun of him, and Mickey throws the bucket over the bird. Pete, who has been watching the whole thing, pilots the steamboat himself. He bites off some chewing tobacco and spits into the wind. The spit flies backward and rings the boat's bell. Amused by this Pete spits again, but it hits him in the face, making him fuss. The steamboat makes a stop at "Podunk Landing" to pick up a cargo of various livestock. Just as they set off again, Minnie appears, running to catch the boat before it leaves. Mickey does not see her in time, but she runs after the boat along the shore and Mickey takes her on board using the cargo crane. Landing on deck, Minnie accidentally drops a guitar and some sheet music for the song "Turkey in the Straw" which are eaten by a goat. The two mice use the goat's body as a phonograph which they play by turning the animal's tail like a crank. Mickey uses various objects on the boat as percussion accompaniment and "plays" the animals like musical instruments. This ends with them using a cow's teeth to play the song as a xylophone.〔()〕〔()〕〔()〕 Finally an angry Captain Pete appears and puts Mickey to work peeling potatoes. In the potato bin, the same parrot from before appears in the port hole and mocks Mickey again. The mouse throws a partially peeled potato at him, knocking him into the river below. The film ends with Mickey laughing at the sound of the bird struggling in the water. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steamboat Willie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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