Felix the Cat filmography
This is a complete list of animated films released theatrically starring Felix the Cat.
Short films
Silent films
Paramount Pictures (1919–1921)
The first 25 Felix cartoons were distributed to theaters by Paramount Pictures. The character was named "Master Tom" until The Adventures of Felix.
| Title | Director | Original release date | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feline Follies | Otto Messmer | November 9, 1919 | |
| The Musical Mews | November 16, 1919 | Lost film[1] | |
| The Adventures of Felix | December 14, 1919 | Lost film[1] | |
| A Frolic with Felix | January 25, 1920 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix the Big Game Hunter | February 22, 1920 | Lost film[1] | |
| Wrecking a Romeo | March 7, 1920 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix the Food Controller | April 11, 1920 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix the Pinch Hitter | April 18, 1920 | Lost film[1] | |
| Foxy Felix | May 16, 1920 | Lost film[1] | |
| A Hungry Hoodoo | June 6, 1920 | Lost film[1] | |
| The Great Cheese Robbery | June 13, 1920 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix and the Feed Bag | July 18, 1920 | Lost film[1] | |
| Nifty Nurse | August 22, 1920 | Lost film[1] | |
| The Circus | Otto Messmer | September 26, 1920 | |
| My Hero | October 24, 1920 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix the Landlord | November 21, 1920 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix's Fish Story | December 26, 1920 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix the Gay Dog | February 6, 1921 | Lost film[1] | |
| Down on the Farm | February 13, 1921 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix the Hypnotist | March 20, 1921 | Lost film[1] | |
| Free Lunch | April 17, 1921 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix Goes on Strike | May 15, 1921 | ||
| Felix Out of Luck | June 5, 1921 | Lost film[1] | |
| The Love Punch | July 3, 1921 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix Left at Home | July 17, 1921 | Lost film[1] |
Margaret J. Winkler (1922–1925)
64 cartoons.
| Title | Director | Original release date | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Saves the Day | February 1, 1922 | ||
| Felix at the Fair | March 1, 1922 | ||
| Felix Makes Good (also known as Felix Has A Narrow Escape) |
April 1, 1922 | ||
| Felix All at Sea | May 1, 1922 | ||
| Felix in Love | June 1, 1922 | ||
| Felix in the Swim | July 1, 1922 | ||
| Felix Finds a Way (also known as Felix on The War Path) |
August 1, 1922 | ||
| Felix Gets Revenge | September 1, 1922 | ||
| Felix Wakes Up | September 15, 1922 | ||
| Felix Minds the Kid | October 1, 1922 | ||
| Felix Turns the Tide | October 15, 1922 | ||
| Fifty-Fifty | October 21, 1922 | ||
| Felix Comes Back | 1922 | ||
| Felix on the Trail | November 1, 1922 | ||
| Felix Lends a Hand | November 15, 1922 | ||
| Felix Gets Left | December 1, 1922 | ||
| Felix in the Bone Age (also known as Felix in the Stone Age or The Stone Age) |
December 15, 1922 | ||
| Felix the Ghost Breaker | January 1, 1923 | ||
| Felix Win's Out | January 15, 1923 | ||
| Felix Tries for Treasure | April 15, 1923 | ||
| Felix Revolts | May 1, 1923 | ||
| Felix Calms His Conscience | May 15, 1923 | ||
| Felix the Globe Trotter | June 1, 1923 | ||
| Felix Gets Broadcasted | June 15, 1923 | ||
| Felix Strikes it Rich | July 1, 1923 | ||
| Felix in Hollywood | Otto Messmer | July 15, 1923 | |
| Felix in Fairyland | August 1, 1923 | ||
| Felix Laughs Last | August 15, 1923 | ||
| Felix and the Radio | 1923 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix Fills a Shortage | November 15, 1923 | ||
| Felix the Goat-Getter | December 1, 1923 | ||
| Felix Goes A-Hunting | December 15, 1923 | ||
| Felix Out of Luck | January 1, 1924 | ||
| Felix Loses Out | January 15, 1924 | ||
| Felix 'Hyps' the Hippo | February 1, 1924 | ||
| Felix Crosses the Crooks | February 15, 1924 | ||
| Felix Tries to Rest | February 29, 1924 | ||
| Felix Doubles for Darwin | March 15, 1924 | ||
| Felix Finds Out | Otto Messmer | April 1, 1924 | |
| Felix Cashes In | 1924 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix Fairy Tales | 1924 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix Pinches the Pole | May 1, 1924 | ||
| Felix Puts it Over | May 15, 1924 | ||
| A Friend in Need | June 1, 1924 | ||
| Felix Finds 'Em Fickle | June 15, 1924 | ||
| Felix Baffled by Banjos | June 15, 1924 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix All Balled Up | July 1, 1924 | ||
| Felix Brings Home the Bacon | July 15, 1924 | ||
| Felix Goes West | August 1, 1924 | ||
| Felix Minds His Business | 1924 | ||
| Felix Grabs His Grub | September 1924 | ||
| Felix Goes Hungry | December 1, 1924 | ||
| Felix Finishes First | December 15, 1924 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix Wins and Loses | January 1, 1925 | ||
| Felix All Puzzled | January 15, 1925 | ||
| Felix Follows the Swallows | February 1, 1925 | ||
| Felix Rests in Peace | February 15, 1925 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix Gets His Fill | March 1, 1925 | ||
| Felix Full O' Fight | April 13, 1925 | ||
| Felix Outwits Cupid | April 27, 1925 | Lost film[1] | |
| Monkeys with Magic | May 8, 1925 | ||
| Felix Cops the Prize | May 25, 1925 | ||
| Felix Gets the Can | June 8, 1925 | ||
| Felix Dopes it Out | August 15, 1925 |
General Electric (1925)
This ten-minute cartoon was created to promote Mazda light bulbs from General Electric.
| Title | Director | Original release date | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cat and the Kit | Otto Messmer | June 18, 1925 |
Educational Pictures (1925–1928)
78 cartoons.
| Title | Director | Original release date | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Trifles With Time | Otto Messmer | August 23, 1925 | |
| Felix Busts into Business | September 6, 1925 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix Trips thru Toyland | September 20, 1925 | ||
| Felix on the Farm | October 4, 1925 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix on the Job | October 18, 1925 | ||
| Felix in the Cold Rush | November 1, 1925 | ||
| Eats are West | November 15, 1925 | ||
| Felix Tries the Trades | November 29, 1925 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix at the Rainbow's End | December 13, 1925 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix the Cat Kept on Walking | Otto Messmer | December 27, 1925 | |
| Felix Spots the Spook | January 10, 1926 | ||
| Felix Flirts with Fate | January 24, 1926 | ||
| Felix in Blunderland | February 7, 1926 | ||
| Felix Fans the Flames | February 21, 1926 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix Laughs it Off | March 7, 1926 | ||
| Felix Weathers the Weather | March 21, 1926 | ||
| Felix Uses His Head | April 4, 1926 | ||
| Felix Misses the Cue | April 18, 1926 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix Braves the Briny | May 2, 1926 | ||
| A Tale of Two Kitties | May 16, 1926 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix Scoots Through Scotland | May 30, 1926 | ||
| Felix Rings the Ringer | June 13, 1926 | ||
| School Daze | June 27, 1926 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix Seeks Solitude | July 11, 1926 | ||
| Felix Misses His Swiss | July 25, 1926 | ||
| Gym Gems | August 8, 1926 | ||
| Two-Lip Time | August 22, 1926 | ||
| Scrambled Yeggs | September 5, 1926 | ||
| Felix Shatters the Sheik | September 19, 1926 | ||
| Felix Hunts the Hunter | October 3, 1926 | ||
| Land O' Fancy | October 17, 1926 | ||
| Felix Busts a Bubble | October 31, 1926 | ||
| Reverse English | November 14, 1926 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix Trumps the Ace | November 28, 1926 | ||
| Felix Collars the Button | December 12, 1926 | Lost film[1] | |
| Zoo Logic | December 29, 1926 | Lost film[1] | |
| Felix Dines and Pines | January 9, 1927 | ||
| Pedigreedy | January 23, 1927 | ||
| Icy Eyes | February 6, 1927 | ||
| Stars in Stripes | February 20, 1927 | ||
| Felix Sees 'Em in Season | March 6, 1927 | ||
| Barn Yarns | March 20, 1927 | ||
| Germ Mania | April 3, 1927 | ||
| Sax Appeal | April 27, 1927 | Lost film[1] | |
| Eye Jinks | May 1, 1927 | ||
| Felix the Cat as Roameo | May 15, 1927 | ||
| Felix Ducks His Duty | May 29, 1927 | ||
| Dough-Nutty | June 12, 1927 | Lost film[1] | |
| "Loco"Motive | June 26, 1927 | ||
| Art for Heart's Sake | July 10, 1927 | Lost film[1] | |
| The Travel-Hog | July 14, 1927 | ||
| Jack From All Trades | August 7, 1927 | ||
| The Non-Stop Fright | Otto Messmer | August 21, 1927 | |
| Wise Guise | September 4, 1927 | ||
| Flim Flam Films | Otto Messmer | September 18, 1927 | |
| Felix Switches Witches (a.k.a. Felix Snitches Witches) | October 2, 1927 | ||
| No Fuelin' | October 16, 1927 | ||
| Daze and Knights | October 20, 1927 | ||
| Uncle Tom's Crabbin' | November 13, 1927 | ||
| Whys and Other Whys | Otto Messmer | November 27, 1927 | |
| Felix Hits the Deck | December 11, 1927 | ||
| Felix Behind in Front | December 25, 1927 | ||
| The Smoke Scream | January 8, 1928 | ||
| Draggin' the Dragon | January 22, 1928 | ||
| The Oily Bird | February 5, 1928 | ||
| Ohm Sweet Ohm | February 19, 1928 | Lost film[1] | |
| Japanicky | March 4, 1928 | ||
| Polly-tics | March 18, 1928 | ||
| Comicalamities | April 1, 1928 | ||
| Sure-Locked Homes | April 15, 1928 | ||
| Eskimotive | Otto Messmer | April 19, 1928 | |
| Arabiantics | May 13, 1928 | ||
| In- and Out-Laws | May 27, 1928 | ||
| Outdoor Indore | June 10, 1928 | ||
| Futuritzy | June 24, 1928 | ||
| Astronomeows (a.k.a. Astronomeous) | July 8, 1928 | ||
| Jungle Bungles | July 22, 1928 | ||
| The Last Life | August 5, 1928 | Lost film[1] |
First National Pictures (1928–1929)
It is unknown if new Felix cartoons were produced during this period or if First National (sister company Warner Bros.) only redistributed earlier Felix cartoons.[2]
Sound films
Copley Pictures (1929–1930)
Copley Pictures was the first distributor to issue Felix cartoons with sound. There were 12 originally with sound, and 16 reissues, for a total of 28 cartoons.
Sound reissues
A number of silent Felix cartoons were also re-issued by Copley at this time, with their intertitles removed and sound added. Newer simple titles were also inserted in most reissues and the lines of the characters were cut, which removed signs of Educational Pictures copyrights. Jacques Kopfstein was hired by Pat Sullivan to add sound to the film, a practice common in the end of the silent film era, with films that received such treatment known to some as "goat glands". All Felix shorts that were re-issued in sound have post-synchronized soundtracks (the soundtrack was made to match the already-existing film). As a result, the synchronization is not perfect, and there is occasionally an audible delay between the action and the sound effect.
| Title | Director | Original release date | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabiantics | 1928 | ||
| Outdoor Indore | 1928 | ||
| The Oily Bird | 1929 | ||
| Behind in Front
(Felix Behind in Front) |
1929 | ||
| The Non-Stop Fright | 1929 | ||
| Daze and Knights | 1929 | ||
| Eskimotive | 1929 | ||
| Astronomeous (Astronomeows) | 1929 | ||
| Futuritzy | 1929 | ||
| In and Out Laws (In- and Out-Laws)[3] | 1929 | ||
| Uncle Tom's Crabbin[4] | 1929 | ||
| Switches Witches (Felix Switches Witches)[4] | 1929 | ||
| No Fuelin[4] | 1929 | ||
| The Smoke Scream[4] | 1929 | ||
| Japanicky[4] | 1929 | ||
| Whys and Otherwise (Whys and Other Whys) | 1929 | ||
| Flim Flam Films | 1931 |
New releases
Copley also distributed 12 cartoons originally with sound.
| Title | Director | Original release date | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| False Vases | October 12, 1929 | First Felix short film from Copley Pictures. | ||
| One Good Turn | October 26, 1929 | |||
| Romeeow | November 9, 1929 | Not to be confused with Felix as Roameo. | ||
| The Cat's Meow[5] | December 7, 1929 | Lost film[1]. | ||
| April Maze | April 5, 1930 | |||
| Woos Whoopee | April 19, 1930 | |||
| Forty Winks | May 17, 1930 | |||
| Hootchy Kootchy Parlais Vous | May 31, 1930 | An incomplete two minute long silent excerpt was found by Tommy José Stathes and posted on "Cartoons on Film" channel. | ||
| Oceantics | June 14, 1930 | |||
| Skulls and Sculls | July 12, 1930 | |||
| Tee Time | August 9, 1930 | |||
| unknown title[5] | 1930 | Unidentified title. Lost film[1]. Last Felix short film from Copley Pictures and last Felix short filmed in black and white. |
Van Beuren Studios (1936)
This short revival of Felix (as a more childlike character, similar to his later 1958 incarnation) was produced by Van Beuren Studios and distributed to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures. All of these cartoons were the first to be produced in three-strip Technicolor.
| Title | Director | Original release date | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg | Burt Gillett & Tom Palmer | February 7, 1936 | |
| Neptune Nonsense | Burt Gillett & Tom Palmer | March 20, 1936 | |
| Bold King Cole | Burt Gillett | May 29, 1936 |
Television
| # | Title | First air date | Last air date | Season(s) | Episodes | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix the Cat | October 2, 1958 | 1961 | 2 | 130 | Syndication |
| 2 | Felix the Cat Live | 1975 | 1977 | 1 | 29 | CBS |
| 3 | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | September 16, 1995 | April 12, 1997 | 2 | 21 | CBS |
| 4 | Baby Felix | October 8, 2000 | June 29, 2001 | 1 | 65 | NHK |
Feature-length films
More than five decades following the last theatrical shorts, a Felix feature film was produced. Although originally intended to be released theatrically, it was released as a direct-to-video feature instead.
| Title | Original release date |
|---|---|
| Felix the Cat: The Movie | October 1988 (London Film Festival) |
| Felix the Cat Saves Christmas | October 12, 2004 (video) |
In Felix the Cat Saves Christmas, Felix along with his magic bag of tricks must stop the Professor and Rock Bottom from ruining Christmas. The Professor plans to use his diabolical snow-making machine to create the biggest blizzard the world has ever seen. If his scheme works, Christmas will be canceled for sure. Felix heroically sets off for the North Pole to help Santa, but Felix will need every trick in his magic bag.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au Gerstein, David. "The Classic Felix Encyclopedia". The Classic Felix the Cat Page. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Gerstein, David A. (2007). "The Classic Felix Filmography". The Classic Felix the Cat Page. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "35mm Film Print Felix The Cat "In and Outlaws" (1928) Cartoon Short P…". archive.ph. July 5, 2022. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
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- ^ a b David Gerstein (October 8, 2011). "Felix the Cat Filmography 1919-1930?". GAC Forums Archives. Golden Age Cartoons. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012.
Sources
- Gerstein, David A. (2007). "The Classic Felix Filmography". The Classic Felix the Cat Page. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- Canemaker, John (1996). Felix: The Twisted Tale of the World's Most Famous Cat. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80731-9.
External links
- Bold King Cole at the TCM Movie Database