the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for four skeletons to come out and dance a bit.

“Works from 1929 were first set to go into the public domain after a 56-year term in 1985, but a term extension pushed that date to 2005. They were then supposed to go into the public domain in ...

DeMille's Dynamite. 1929 was also the year when Walt Disney directed the iconic Skeleton Dance short animated by Ub Iwerks, as well as when Mickey Mouse starred in his first talkie. The intrepid ...

These include more Mickey Mouse cartoons and Disney’s “The Skeleton Dance.” Popeye debuted in the daily King Features comic strip “Thimble Theatre” on January 17, 1929. Though “Thimble ...

This year's introductions cover books, plays, movies, art, and musical compositions from 1929, plus sound recordings ... we get the Silly Symphony short The Skeleton Dance, as well as a dozen ...

To celebrate ringing in 2025, I'm going to show a clip of Disney's "The Skeleton Dance" while belting out ... and works of art from 1929 become free for use to other creators.