February 20, 1928 â The Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Short Film Africa Before Dark is Released
On February 20, 1928, the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit short film Africa Before Dark was released to theaters. The short, the thirteenth Oswald creation, was originally thought to be a lost film. In 2009, a full 33mm nitrate copy of the film was located in the Austrian Film Museum in Vienna. After being restored by the Walt Disney Animation Studios, was unveiled at a special screening, along with the located short Poor Papa, with score by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra on June 13, 2015.
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