Sky Scrappers
"Love and rivets at dizzy heights."
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About this film
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit competes for a showgirl's attention amid construction-site gags on a towering skyscraper frame. Walt Disney's 1928 silent cartoon piles perilous scaffolding, rivet guns, and dizzy heights into a workplace comedy before Mickey Mouse eclipsed Oswald at Universal.
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About the production
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Themes & topics
Historical background
Disney produced Sky Scrappers in 1928 during his final Oswald contract disputes with Charles Mintz, just months before Steamboat Willie.
Why this film matters
The short documents Disney's late Oswald period and the skyscraper-building gags common to silent animation.
Making of
Open sources chiefly list credits with Walt Disney named as director.
What critics said
Programmers treated Oswald shorts as dependable comedy; historians note Sky Scrappers as part of the disputed 1928 Oswald batch.
Did you know?
- Directed by Walt Disney for Universal's Oswald series.
- Construction-site setting on a skyscraper skeleton.
What audiences thought
Audience documentation for Sky Scrappers is limited; availability today depends on archive and streaming copies.
Film restoration
Preservation status should be confirmed against archive holdings.
Where to watch
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sky%20Scrappers%20(1928).webm