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and Minnie Mouse starred debuted in the short Plane Crazy, which was screened first on May 15, 1928. The short was co-directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.Ub Iwerks was also themain animator for this short, and reportedly spent six weeks working on it. It is said, Iwerks was the chief Artist for every Disney short released in 1928 and 1929. Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising also assisted Disney at the start of the Disney career. They had already signed their contracts with Charles Mintz, but he was still in the process of forming his new studio and so for the time being they were still working for and employed by Disney. This short would be the last cartoon they animated under this somewhat awkward situation.