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Line 43: After the demise of the ''Alice'' comedies, Disney developed an all-cartoon series starring his first original character, [[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit]], which was distributed by Winkler Pictures through [[Universal Pictures]]. Disney only completed 26 ''Oswald'' shorts before losing the contract when Winkler's husband [[Charles Mintz]], who had taken over their distribution company, hired away many of Disney's animators to start his own animation studio.<ref name="corporate.disney.go.com"/> ===1928-34: Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies=== In 1928, to recover from the loss of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney himself created Mickey Mouse. Disney's first sound film ''[[Steamboat Willie]]'' is a cartoon with Mickey released on November 18, 1928. It was the third Mickey Mouse cartoon, behind ''[[Plane Crazy]]'' (released six months earlier) and ''[[The Gallopin' Gaucho]]'' (made earlier, but released after). It was also the first cartoon to feature [[sound film\|synchronized sound]].<ref>[http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1928/steamboatwillie.html Disneyshorts.org]</ref> Disney used [[Pat Powers (businessman)\|Pat Powers']] Cinephone system, created by Powers using [[Lee De Forest]]'s [[Phonofilm]] system. ''Steamboat Willie'' premiered at B. S. Moss's Colony Theater in New York City,<ref>[http://www.shubertorganization.com/theatres/broadway.asp Broadway Theater Broadway \| The Shubert Organization] 1691 Broadway, between 52nd and 53rd streets, now The Broadway Theater. Disney continued to produce cartoons with Mickey Mouse and other characters, and began the [[Silly Symphonies]] series. In 1932, Disney signed an exclusive contract with [[Technicolor]] to produce cartoons in color, beginning with ''[[Flowers and Trees]]'' (1932). The popularity of these short films allowed Disney to plan for his first feature-length animation. ===1934-45: ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' and World War II===