Missing Walt Disney Christmas film discovered and restored in Norway
The film stars Mickey Mouse's predecessor Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
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Your support makes all the difference.A film believed to be the first ever Christmas animation made by the legendary animator Walt Disney has been found and restored in Norway.
The nearly complete version of the 1927 film, Empty Socks, was believed to be completely lost before it was discovered by group of workers carrying out an inventory in a library in the Norwegian town of Mo I Rana just south of the Arctic Circle.
It was not formally identified as Empty Socks until earlier this year when an expert identified it as the missing film.
The plot revolves around Mickey Mouse’s forerunner Oswald, the Lucky Rabbit and sees him pretend to be Santa for a group of orphans with empty stockings.
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was one of Disney’s first creations and starred in 26 short films before Mickey was created in 1928.
The film has now been digitally restored in Norway, with copies being sent to the Walt Disney Company in California.
The reels will stay in Norway’s National Library Archives.
The world premiere of the film will be held on the 17 December in the Norwegian National Library.
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