Please see the links under article milestones below for its original nomination page for older articles, check the nomination archive and why it was removed this article appeared on wikipedia s main page as todays featured article on november 16, 2004. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Felix the cat is a funny animal cartoon character created in the silent film era. It is notable as the debut film of cartoon star felix the cat, who is referred to as master tom for this and its lost followup film, the musical mews, and the start of the classic felix cartoons. Felix the cat 19191930 early film shorts preservation. Golden anniversary edition is a 2007 dvd release from genius entertainment and classic media containing the first 31 episodes of the 1959 felix the cat television series despite the packaging proclaiming that the set contains the complete 19581959 full. A scene from stephen sondheim and james goldmans follies at the national theater, london. Years before mickey mouse, felix was a cartoon superstar. Felix is introduced to the general masses in this cartoon. Felix the cat feline follies 1919 first felix film. The twisted tale of the worlds most famous cat, writes that joe oriolos original plan was to create 260 episodes that could run as four minute individual episodes or a continuing quarter hour, depending on the station format. Feline follies is a 1919 paramount screen magazine cartoon, produced by pat sullivan, and directed and singlehandedly animated by otto messmer.
This version is a derivative of the internet archive ogv video with the sound removed. Digitally remastered and beautifully restored, this 2disc collection is a musthave for felix fans. The earliers short protagonist was called thomas kat. Feline follies was released in september, 1919, as one of the films in the paramount screen magazine. Felix the cat credited onscreen as pat sullivans felix the cat is a syndicated cartoon revival of the silent felix cartoons produced by otto messemer and creator pat sullivan in 1919.
Feline follies is a 1919 4minute blackandwhite cartoon about felix the cat. Felixthecatfelinefollies1919firstfelixfilm7hskwl82geq. Spuzz favorite favorite favorite favorite august 9, 2008 subject. This year feline follies will feature cat adopations, professional cat photography sessions, educational minilectures given by cornell faculty and staff, childrens. Top 10 oldest cartoon characters long running cartoons. The series would aim to reboot the felix the cat character along with being a streamlined version of previous incarnations universes into one. It is the first appearance of the character that would soon be christened felix the cat, here referred to as master tom.
Feline follies is an animated short film released on november 9, 1919. Feline follies is the first felix the cat cartoon, though it isnt exactly the felix that was popular through the 1920s. Dominic cooke, who directed a recent london production of stephen sondheim and james goldmans follies, is up to direct a film adaptation of the musical. King features syndicated felix in over 250 newspapers. Master tom is thrown out due to his ineffective pest control. It is also telling that a cartoon kitten says mum in feline follies, with the australianbritish spelling, rather than mom, the american spelling.
Its fads, foibles, and frivolities are as brilliant and as mischievous as the great white way brand. It was a success, and the sullivan studio quickly set to work on producing another film featuring master tom, the felix the cat. The distribution of the felix was subsequently handled by margaret j. Madame duval has organised a national cat show, to be held in parc montsouris, right beside the mouse village. In feline follies, felix appears under a similar alias.
It was a success, and the sullivan studio quickly set to work on producing another film featuring master tom, the musical. Also billed as the golden anniversary edition, the twodvd set houses the 31 episodes from the early television series. The feline follies of felix the cat is a mock, potential pgstyle surreal, slice of life comedyfantasy adventure series with a dash of black comedy. Just click below to start viewing feline follies online now. After my unlucky experience revisiting woody woodpecker on dvd, i was a little worried about tackling felix the cat. The mischievous feline created by otto messmer for the pat sullivan studiorocketed to fame, holding a spot as the worlds most popular cartoon character until the advent of mickey mouse.
This year marks the feline fatales 80th anniversary, when continue reading. Apr 22, 2020 felix the cat first hit the screen on november 9, 1919, in feline follies. Apr 24, 2012 felix the cat is a cartoon character created in the silent film era. Sondheims follies is back, at once bleak and beautiful. Jan 12, 2007 on november 9, 1919, master tom, a character resembling felix, debuted in a paramount pictures short entitled feline follies. Voir en feline follies 1919 vf gratuit film complet. Felix the cat first hit the screen on november 9, 1919, in feline follies. Most know him from his 19581961 cartoon series appearance where carried a magic bag of tricks. Sullivan was born in paddington, new south wales, the second son of patrick sullivan, an immigrant from ireland and his sydneyborn wife margaret, nee hayes. A few featured dogs, but most centered on human characters. Felix the cat 19191930 early film shorts preservation author skot date 29sep2016, 8. Feline follies is a fundraiser benefiting local rescue organizations such as tompkins county spca and central new yorks spay and neuter assistance program.
Feline follies theatrical series paramount pictures, page 2. Felix the cat is a funnyanimal cartoon character created in the silent film era. The tail of thomas kat was a possible prototype felix the cat, adding some credence to the pat sullivan created felix camp. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. It appears that the entire issue has been included here, or that only the animated segments have been presented, for the issue includes three animated segments. Golden anniversary edition whenever he gets into a fix. Felix was the first character from animation to attain a level of.
Felix the cat 1919 feline follies silent movie video. Flixxy editors search the internet daily, to find the very best videos for you. Feline follies was not the first short film by the pat sullivan studio to feature a black cat as a protagonist. This is a complete list of animated films released theatrically starring felix the cat 169 silent cartoons and 15 sound cartoons, for a total of 184 cartoons. Dec, 2019 pussyville has its follies as well as broadway. The character looks similar and it was brought to the public by the same folks who made the felix cartoons, though he is more like a real cat in this cartoon and they call him master tom. Mar 04, 2017 please join us for a day of education, feline adoption, and celebration. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Oh, and please also release the complete series of twisted tales of felix. Complete series available in dvd ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers.
Fortunately for the movie going public exercises in frustration are business as usual in hollywood. Felix the cat feline follies 1919 first felix film youtube. Felidae is a 1994 german adult animated slashermystery film directed by michael schaack, written by martin kluger, stefaan schieder and akif pirincci, and based on pirinccis 1989 novel of the same name. This is the only sullivan studios cartoon to feature a cat as the central character until feline follies 1919. Sullivan was born in paddington, new south wales, the second son of patrick sullivan, an immigrant from ireland and. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. This dvd includes felixs debut as a free wheeling cat about town in feline follies. In pussyville, master tom and miss kitty white start up an affair in which they meet at various places around town. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. Felix was the first character from animation to attain a level of popularity sufficient to draw movie audiences. The feline follies of felix the cat darth wiki tv tropes.
Pat sullivan felix the cat wiki fandom powered by wikia. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Dec 24, 2019 the near universal frustration with the onscreen adaptation among film critics is part of the reason why cats was such a cash cow onstage. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Felinefollies, a felix the cat 1919 silent animated short by pat sullivan. Felix the cat is a cartoon character created in the silent film era. Our main fundraiser every year is the fabulous feline follies. Patty and the buttons whispering felix the cat feline follies 1919 silent cartoon duration. Catfans feline fatale follies, gardner, massachusetts. Feline follies theatrical series paramount pictures, page 2 by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Feline follies 1919 feline follies theatrical cartoon series.
Your generosity will help make our 2009 event even greater. His first appearance was in a short film called feline follies and then made into print. Feline follies theatrical series paramount pictures this is the series that debuted felix the cat, though he was first called master tom. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. The good, the bad and the ugly the danish national symphony orchestra live duration. Ill buy them, whether they would be in volumes or in a complete set.
Produced by trickompany, the film features the voices of ulrich tukur, mario adorf and klaus maria brandauer. Felix celebrates his 100 th year as an internationally known film cat in 2019. Ogg multiplexed audiovideo file, theoravorbis, length 4 min 40 s, 533. The cat we have all come to know as felix first made his appearance as master tom in feline follies. Conceived by new jersey cartoonist otto messmer, felix the cat made his debut in the 1919 film feline follies. Produced by the new york citybased animation studio owned by pat sullivan, the cartoon was directed by cartoonist and animator otto messmer. The classic felix the cat page the internet animation. And the feline version has a plot, categorically speaking. Linscription est necessaire pour regarder le film en 1080p hd. Feline follies is an american animated cartoon and the first short of ike and squeaky.
Also, it is directed by julian reilly, and produced by chris reccardi and lynne naylor. The original and complete 19581959 television series. Feline follies 6min animation, short, comedy 9 november 1919 usa master tom is lured away from his job of protecting the house from mice by the charms of miss kitty. It was a success, and the sullivan studio quickly set to work on producing another film. He produced felix the cat theatrical cartoons which were released from 1919 to 1930. Sep 08, 2017 sondheims follies is back, at once bleak and beautiful. Guarda felix the cat 1919 feline follies silent movie intrattenimento e informazione su dailymotion. The initial duistributor was the company famous playerslasky later known as paramount pictures. It is the second appearance of the character that would soon be called felix the cat, here referred to as master tom. By the end of the fifties, joe oriolo produced 264 five minutes episodes of felix for translux tv. I am not making that up, nor am i touching that line. It was a success, and the sullivan studio quickly set to work on producing another film featuring master tom, the felix the cat prototype. Our main fundraiser every year is the fabulous feline follies dinner.
Feline follies 08 program pdf sponsors, acknowledgments, safari talk. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Please help support bcdb with a donation or a subscription to the website. He excluded pat sullivan completely, and yet the lettering throughout the creation matches pat sullivans hand. It was released in the theaters on april 12, 20 by columbia pictures. Nov 21, 2008 the first felix the cat cartoon, even though the name of the cat was not felix in this, it was master tom. The character looks similar and it was brought to the public by the same folks who made the felix cartoons, though he is more like a real cat.
The mischievous felinecreated by otto messmer for the pat sullivan studiorocketed to fame, holding a spot as the worlds most popular cartoon character until the advent of mickey mouse. Feline follies by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. Feline follies wikisource, the free online library. Feline follies theatrical series paramount pictures big. The studios first catthemed animated film was the tail of thomas kat 1917, currently considered a lost film. Tom falls in love with a lady cat, and while theyre out courting at night, the mice ransack the kitchen. Around 1909, sullivan left australia and spent a few months in london, england, before moving to the united states. The film commonly identified as feline follies 1919 was actually a segment of the paramount magazine, a semiweekly compilation of short film segments that included animated cartoons. Master tom who would later be renamed felix the cat falls in love with miss kitty white. The anthropomorphic black cat with his black body, white eyes, and giant grin, coupled with the surrealism of the situations in which his cartoons place him, combine to make felix one of the most recognized cartoon characters in film history. Pacing into his 11 th decade, felix the cat appears to have all of his nine lives intact, and shows no signs of slowing down. Second part of the first big production number, vincente minnelli directing and indications that producer arthur freed gave his creatives helen rose costumes, design by cedric gibbons et al a pretty free hand, lucille ball silent but, what would she say. Its safe to say nearly everyone is aware of felix the cat.
From over 300,000 videos uploaded to youtube daily, flixxy editors select only 1. His adventures were surreal, perfect for the medium of animation. The musical mews is an animated short film released on november 16, 1919. On november 9, 1919, master tom, a character resembling felix, debuted in a paramount pictures short entitled feline follies. A simple story but good, i had not realised that animation on film went back that far and the quality is also good for the time.
Mar 07, 2012 master tom is lured away from his job of protecting the house from mice by the charms of miss kitty. He made his debut on november 9, 1919 in feline follies, and felix at 100 is my way of preserving the legacy of felix the cat. Feline follies 1919 feline follies theatrical cartoon. American director otto messmes made this one almost 100 years ago and he went one to become one of the defining animation filmmakers in the 1920s before the real boom of. So it is quite possible that sullivan could have animated this film. Feline follies 2018 information package pdf sponsorship form, reservation form, and raffle ticket form. Similar to felix the cat in looks, we have master tom as the main figure in this story, which has literally no sound nor soundeffects, just title cards, courtesy of paramount magazine and a few comicstrip balloons basically, the story is master tom wooing a female. No copy is known to exist so we have no way of knowing what the cat looked like.
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