Long-lost Disney film Sleigh Bells found in British archive

London

A LONG-LOST Walt Disney animated film has been discovered in a British archive and will be screened for the first time in 87 years, the British Film Institute announced on Tuesday. The forgotten six-minute film, Sleigh Bells, has not been seen since its original release in 1928, according to the BFI National Archive, where the sole surviving film print was discovered.

The film, which features an early precursor to Mickey Mouse, has been restored with the help of Walt Disney Animation Studios and will have its world premiere in London on Dec 12.