doubt it animated short put uncle walt map success walts older brotherroy suggested next mickey mouse short include sound walt jumped chance resultsteamboat willie runaway hit  was all first animated short subject synchronized sound track mostly music  sound effectsas dialog minimal sound like wet blanket short far perfect animation prior  creaky  rather herky jerky but equipment made improvementsand better artistic techniques came aboutthe rest smooth sailingand sound primitive disney wanted use well known rca sound systemor western electric noiseless sound systembut refused firmsprompting disney use photophone system pa powers experimenting time plot theres actual plot line hereconcerns mickey as aforementioned willieis pilot steamboat terrorized black pete captain pete youand decides jam session ship using various animals board musical instruments aspca take notice think much technical shortcomings steamboat willie eight minutes fun and piece history