1927
- January
- Animation work begins on the Alice Comedy film Alice's Knaughty Knight. [63.147]
- January 10
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice the Golf Bug to theaters. [16] [23] [63.146] [228.15]
- January
- Animation work begins on the Alice Comedy film Alice's Circus Daze. [63.147]
- Isadore (Friz) Freleng begins work at the Disney Studios. [63.80]
- Bankruptcy proceedings from Laugh-O-gram Films is concluded. Walt Disney receives US$28,000. [63.76] [267.43]
- Disney sends Charles Mintz several sketches of cartoon rabbits, for approval for use in a new cartoon series. [63.86]
- Live-action filming begins for the Alice Comedy film Alice's Picnic. [63.148]
- January 17
- Disney ships the 48th Alice Comedy film, Alice's Knaughty Knight, to Winkler Pictures. [63.147]
- January 24
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice Foils the Pirates to theaters. [228.14]
- January 31
- Disney ships the 47th Alice Comedy film, Alice's Circus Daze, to Winkler Pictures. [63.147]
- Live-action filming is completed for the Alice Comedy film Alice in the Klondike. [63.149]
- February 7
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice at the Carnival to theaters. [16] [23] [63.146] [228.13]
- February
- Animation work begins on the Alice Comedy film Alice in the Klondike. [63.149]
- Animation work begins on the Alice Comedy film Alice's Three Bad Eggs. [63.148]
- February 20
- The Paramount Theater in New York City premieres the Alice Comedy film Alice at the Carnival. [63.146]
- February 21
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice's Rodeo to theaters. (also known as Alice at the Rodeo) [16] [23] [63.146] [228.16]
- Disney ships the 52nd Alice Comedy film, Alice in the Klondike, to Winkler Pictures. [63.149]
- February 24
- Disney ships the 49th Alice Comedy film, Alice's Three Bad Eggs, to Winkler Pictures. [63.148]
- March 4
- Charles Mintz signs a contract with Universal Pictures to provide 26 shorts featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. [1102.102]
- March
- Animation work begins for the Alice Comedy film Alice's Picnic. [63.148]
- March 7
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice the Collegiate to theaters. [16] [23] [63.147] [228.15]
- March
- Rudy Ising leaves the Disney Studios. [63.88]
- The Disney Studios begins work on the first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Poor Papa, indirectly for Universal Pictures through Charles Mintz. [63.86] [23] (April [229.37])
- March 16
- Disney ships the 50th Alice Comedy film, Alice's Picnic, to Winkler Pictures. [63.148]
- March 21
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice in the Alps to theaters. [16] [23] [63.147] [228.14]
- March 26
- Live-action filming is completed for the Alice Comedy film Alice's Channel Swim. [63.149]
- Live-action filming is completed for the Alice Comedy film Alice's Medicine Show. [63.149]
- Live-action filming is completed for the Alice Comedy film Alice the Whaler. [63.149]
- Live-action filming is completed for the Alice Comedy film Alice the Beach Nut. [63.150]
- Live-action filming is completed for the Alice Comedy film Alice in the Big League. [63.150]
- April 4
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice's Auto Race to theaters. This is the last Alice Comedy with actor Margie Gay as Alice. [16] [23] [63.147] [228.15]
- April 10
- Walt delivers the first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Poor Papa, to Charles Mintz in New York. The reviewers are unimpressed, complaining that the rabbit is old, sloppy, and fat. [40.93] [48.83] [63.150] [97.20]
- April
- Animation work begins for the Alice Comedy film Alice's Medicine Show. [63.149]
- Animation work begins for the Alice Comedy film Alice the Beach Nut. [63.150]
- Animation work begins for the Alice Comedy film Alice in the Big League. [63.150]
- April 18
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice's Circus Daze to theaters. This film debuts Lois Hardwick as Alice, the fourth and final actor of the series. [16] [23] [63.82,63.147] [228.16]
- April 25
- The Paramount Theater in New York City premieres the Alice Comedy film Alice's Three Bad Eggs. [63.148]
- April 30
- Disney ships the 53rd Alice Comedy film, Alice's Medicine Show, to Winkler Pictures. [63.149]
- May 1
- Disney ships the second Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Trolley Troubles, to Winkler Pictures. [63.150]
- May 2
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice's Knaughty Knight to theaters. [16] [23] [63.147] [228.16]
- May
- Ham Hamilton returns to the Disney studio. [1102.108]
- May 16
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice's Three Bad Eggs to theaters. [16] [23] [63.148] [228.16]
- May 30
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice's Picnic to theaters. [16] [23] [63.148] [228.16]
- The Paramount Theater in New York City premieres the 51st Alice Comedy film, Alice's Channel Swim. [63.149]
- June 13
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice's Channel Swim to theaters. [16] [23] [63.149] [228.16]
- June 14
- A theater in Los Angeles previews the 55th Alice Comedy film, Alice the Beach Nut. [63.150]
- June 27
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice in the Klondike to theaters. [16] [23] [63.149] [228.14]
- (month unknown)
- Les Clark is hired to the Disney Studios. [63.88] [96.10] [194.168]
- "Max" Maxwell is hired to the Disney Studios. [63.88]
- July 4
- The Criterion Theatre in Los Angeles premieres the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Trolley Troubles. [63.150]
- July 11
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice's Medicine Show to theaters. [16] [23] [63.149] [228.16]
- Story work begins on the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film The Ocean Hop. [63.153]
- July 15
- The Roxy Theatre in New York City premieres the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Trolley Troubles. [63.150]
- Animation work begins on the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film The Ocean Hop. [63.153]
- July
- Johnny Cannon is hired to the Disney Studios. [63.88]
- Walt splits the animators into two units, one headed by Ub Iwerks and Friz Freleng, the other by Hugh Harman and Ham Hamilton. [63.152]
- July 16
- A theater in Los Angeles previews the 56th (last) Alice Comedy film, Alice in the Big League. [63.150]
- July 18
- The Paramount Theater in New York City premieres the 54th Alice Comedy film, Alice the Whaler. [63.149]
- July 25
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice the Whaler to theaters. [16] [23] [63.149] [228.15]
- August 8
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice the Beach Nut to theaters. [16] [63.150] [228.15] (Alice and the Beach Nut [23])
- August 12
- The eighth Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, The Banker's Daughter, is completed. [63.153]
- August 20
- Disney ships the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film The Banker's Daughter to Winkler Productions. [63.153]
- August 22
- Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice in the Big League to theaters. [16] [23] [63.150] [228.14]
- September 2
- Disney completes the tenth Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Rickety Gin. [63.153]
- September 5
- Universal Pictures releases the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Trolley Troubles to theaters. [16] [23] [40.94] [48.84] [97.22] [501.572] (August [113.1]) (early 1927 [34.33])
- September 17
- Disney ships the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Rickety Gin to Winkler Productions. [63.153]
- Disney completes the 11th Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Neck 'n' Neck. [63.153]
- September 19
- Universal Pictures releases the third Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Oh, Teacher, to theaters. [16] [23] [228.366] (Oh Teacher [63.152])
- September 26
- The Colony Theater in New York City premieres the seventh Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, The Ocean Hop. [63.153]
- October 1
- Disney ships the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Neck 'n' Neck to Winkler Productions. [63.153]
- October 3
- Universal Pictures releases the fifth Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, The Mechanical Cow, to theaters. [16] [23] [63.152] [228.316]
- October 6
- Warner Brothers releases The Jazz Singer, the first motion picture with sound. (This event has huge consequences for the film industry; one year later Disney will release its first cartoon film with sound.) [45.1] [48.90] [81] [90.26] [113.15] (October 23 [185.27])
- October 10
- The Colony Theater in New York City premieres the fourth Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Great Guns. [63.152]
- October 17
- Universal Pictures releases the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Great Guns to theaters. [16] [23] [63.152] [228.217]
- October 22
- Disney completes the 13th Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, The Ole' Swimmin' Ole. [63.154]
- October 29
- Disney ships the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film The Ole' Swimmin' Ole to Winkler Productions. [63.154]
- October 31
- Universal Pictures releases the sixth Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, All Wet, to theaters. [16] [23] [63.152] [228.18]
- November 2
- Animation work is completed on the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Africa Before Dark. [63.154]
- November 12
- Disney ships the 14th Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Africa Before Dark, to Winkler Productions. [63.154]
- Disney completes the 16th Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Bright Lights. [63.154]
- November 14
- Universal Pictures releases the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film The Ocean Hop to theaters. [16] [23] [63.153] [228.364]
- November 26
- Disney ships the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Bright Lights to Winkler Productions. [63.154]
- November 28
- Universal Pictures releases the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film The Banker's Daughter to theaters. [16] [23] [63.153] [228.41]
- December 3
- Animation work is completed on the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Rival Romeos. [63.154]
- December 5
- The ninth Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Harem Scarem, premieres at Colony Theater in New York City. [63.153]
- December 10
- Disney ships the 15th Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Rival Romeos, to Winkler Productions. [63.154]
- December 12
- Universal Pictures releases the 12th Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Empty Socks. [16] [23] [63.154] [228.164]
- December 25
- The Roxy Theatre in New York City premieres the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Empty Socks. [63.154]
- December 26
- Universal Pictures releases the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Rickety Gin to theaters. [16] [23] [63.153] [501.470]
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