It was on this day in 1929 that Mickey Mouse, unlike many other stars of the silent film era, made his successful cross over to talkies.
While there were nine films featuring the plucky mouse before this one, here, for the first time he speaks.
The Karnival Kid also introduces Minnie Mouse (no relation, one assumes), his love interest for the next eighty-seven (and counting) years…
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