Felix the Cat filmography

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This is a complete list of animated films released theatrically starring Felix the Cat.

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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.

Felix (then known as Master Tom) in his first screen appearance Feline Follies (1919). Felix 1919.jpg
Felix (then known as Master Tom) in his first screen appearance Feline Follies (1919).
TitleDirectorOriginal release dateFilm
Feline Follies Otto Messmer November 9, 1919
The Musical MewsNovember 16, 1919 Lost film [1]
The Adventures of FelixDecember 14, 1919Lost film [1]
A Frolic with FelixJanuary 25, 1920Lost film [1]
Felix the Big Game HunterFebruary 22, 1920Lost film [1]
Wrecking a RomeoMarch 7, 1920Lost film [1]
Felix the Food ControllerApril 11, 1920Lost film [1]
Felix the Pinch HitterApril 18, 1920Lost film [1]
Foxy FelixMay 16, 1920Lost film [1]
A Hungry HoodooJune 6, 1920Lost film [1]
The Great Cheese RobberyJune 13, 1920Lost film [1]
Felix and the Feed BagJuly 18, 1920Lost film [1]
Nifty NurseAugust 22, 1920Lost film [1]
The Circus Otto MessmerSeptember 26, 1920
Retitled Frolics at the Circus
My HeroOctober 24, 1920Lost film [1]
Felix the LandlordNovember 21, 1920Lost film [1]
Felix's Fish StoryDecember 26, 1920Lost film [1]
Felix the Gay DogFebruary 6, 1921Lost film [1]
Down on the FarmFebruary 13, 1921Lost film [1]
Felix the HypnotistMarch 20, 1921Lost film [1]
Free LunchApril 17, 1921Lost film [1]
Felix Goes on StrikeMay 15, 1921
Felix Out of LuckJune 5, 1921Lost film [1]
The Love PunchJuly 3, 1921Lost film [1]
Felix Left at HomeJuly 17, 1921Lost film [1]

Margaret J. Winkler (1922–1925)

64 cartoons.

Felix and Charlie Chaplin share the screen in a memorable moment from Felix in Hollywood (1923). Felix-chaplin.jpg
Felix and Charlie Chaplin share the screen in a memorable moment from Felix in Hollywood (1923).
TitleDirectorOriginal release dateFilm
Felix Saves the DayFebruary 1, 1922
Felix at the FairMarch 1, 1922
Felix Makes Good
(also known as Felix Has A Narrow Escape)		April 1, 1922
Felix All at SeaMay 1, 1922
Felix in LoveJune 1, 1922
Felix in the SwimJuly 1, 1922
Felix Finds a Way
(also known as Felix on The War Path)		August 1, 1922
Felix Gets RevengeSeptember 1, 1922
Felix Wakes UpSeptember 15, 1922
Felix Minds the KidOctober 1, 1922
Felix Turns the TideOctober 15, 1922
reissue titled The Inventor
Fifty-FiftyOctober 21, 1922
Felix Comes Back1922
Felix on the TrailNovember 1, 1922
Felix Lends a HandNovember 15, 1922
Felix Gets LeftDecember 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 BreakerJanuary 1, 1923
Felix Win's OutJanuary 15, 1923
Felix Tries for TreasureApril 15, 1923
Felix RevoltsMay 1, 1923
Felix Calms His ConscienceMay 15, 1923
Felix the Globe TrotterJune 1, 1923
Felix Gets BroadcastedJune 15, 1923
Felix Strikes it RichJuly 1, 1923
Felix in Hollywood Otto Messmer July 15, 1923
Felix in FairylandAugust 1, 1923
Felix Laughs LastAugust 15, 1923
Felix and the Radio1923 Lost film [1]
Felix Fills a ShortageNovember 15, 1923
Felix the Goat-GetterDecember 1, 1923
Felix Goes A-HuntingDecember 15, 1923
Felix Out of LuckJanuary 1, 1924
Felix Loses OutJanuary 15, 1924
Felix 'Hyps' the HippoFebruary 1, 1924
Felix Crosses the CrooksFebruary 15, 1924
Felix Tries to RestFebruary 29, 1924
Felix Doubles for DarwinMarch 15, 1924
Felix Finds Out Otto MessmerApril 1, 1924
Felix Cashes In1924Lost film [1]
Felix Fairy Tales1924Lost film [1]
Felix Pinches the PoleMay 1, 1924
Felix Puts it OverMay 15, 1924
A Friend in NeedJune 1, 1924
Felix Finds 'Em FickleJune 15, 1924
Felix Baffled by BanjosJune 15, 1924Lost film [1]
Felix All Balled UpJuly 1, 1924
Felix Brings Home the BaconJuly 15, 1924
Felix Goes WestAugust 1, 1924
Felix Minds His Business1924
Felix Grabs His GrubSeptember 1924
Felix Goes HungryDecember 1, 1924
Felix Finishes FirstDecember 15, 1924Lost film [1]
Felix Wins and LosesJanuary 1, 1925
Felix All PuzzledJanuary 15, 1925
Felix Follows the SwallowsFebruary 1, 1925
Felix Rests in PeaceFebruary 15, 1925Lost film [1]
Felix Gets His FillMarch 1, 1925
Felix Full O' FightApril 13, 1925
Felix Outwits CupidApril 27, 1925Lost film [1]
Monkeys with MagicMay 8, 1925
Felix Cops the PrizeMay 25, 1925
Felix Gets the CanJune 8, 1925
Felix Dopes it OutAugust 15, 1925

General Electric (1925)

This ten-minute cartoon was created to promote Mazda light bulbs from General Electric.

TitleDirectorOriginal release dateFilm
The Cat and the Kit Otto Messmer June 18, 1925

Educational Pictures (1925–1928)

78 cartoons.

From The Non-Stop Fright (1927). Non Stop Fright (1927).jpg
From The Non-Stop Fright (1927).
TitleDirectorOriginal release dateFilm
Felix Trifles With Time Otto Messmer August 23, 1925
Felix Busts into BusinessSeptember 6, 1925 Lost film [1]
Felix Trips thru ToylandSeptember 20, 1925
Felix on the FarmOctober 4, 1925Lost film [1]
Felix on the JobOctober 18, 1925
Felix in the Cold RushNovember 1, 1925
Eats are WestNovember 15, 1925
Felix Tries the TradesNovember 29, 1925Lost film [1]
Felix at the Rainbow's EndDecember 13, 1925Lost film [1]
Felix the Cat Kept on Walking Otto MessmerDecember 27, 1925
Felix Spots the SpookJanuary 10, 1926
Felix Flirts with FateJanuary 24, 1926
Felix in BlunderlandFebruary 7, 1926
Felix Fans the FlamesFebruary 21, 1926Lost film [1]
Felix Laughs it OffMarch 7, 1926
Felix Weathers the WeatherMarch 21, 1926
Felix Uses His HeadApril 4, 1926
Felix Misses the CueApril 18, 1926Lost film [1]
Felix Braves the BrinyMay 2, 1926
A Tale of Two KittiesMay 16, 1926Lost film [1]
Felix Scoots Through ScotlandMay 30, 1926
Felix Rings the RingerJune 13, 1926
School DazeJune 27, 1926Lost film [1]
Felix Seeks SolitudeJuly 11, 1926
Felix Misses His SwissJuly 25, 1926
Gym GemsAugust 8, 1926
Two-Lip TimeAugust 22, 1926
Scrambled YeggsSeptember 5, 1926
Felix Shatters the SheikSeptember 19, 1926
Felix Hunts the HunterOctober 3, 1926
Land O' FancyOctober 17, 1926
Felix Busts a BubbleOctober 31, 1926
Reverse EnglishNovember 14, 1926Lost film [1]
Felix Trumps the AceNovember 28, 1926
Felix Collars the ButtonDecember 12, 1926Lost film [1]
Zoo LogicDecember 29, 1926Lost film [1]
Felix Dines and PinesJanuary 9, 1927
PedigreedyJanuary 23, 1927
Icy EyesFebruary 6, 1927
Stars in StripesFebruary 20, 1927
Felix Sees 'Em in SeasonMarch 6, 1927
Barn YarnsMarch 20, 1927
Germ ManiaApril 3, 1927
Sax AppealApril 27, 1927Lost film [1]
Eye JinksMay 1, 1927
Felix the Cat as RoameoMay 15, 1927
Felix Ducks His DutyMay 29, 1927
Dough-NuttyJune 12, 1927Lost film [1]
"Loco"MotiveJune 26, 1927
Art for Heart's SakeJuly 10, 1927Lost film [1]
The Travel-HogJuly 14, 1927
Jack From All TradesAugust 7, 1927
The Non-Stop Fright Otto MessmerAugust 21, 1927
Wise GuiseSeptember 4, 1927
Flim Flam Films Otto MessmerSeptember 18, 1927
Felix Switches Witches (a.k.a. Felix Snitches Witches)October 2, 1927
No Fuelin'October 16, 1927
Daze and KnightsOctober 20, 1927
Uncle Tom's Crabbin'November 13, 1927
Whys and Other Whys Otto MessmerNovember 27, 1927
Felix Hits the DeckDecember 11, 1927
Felix Behind in FrontDecember 25, 1927
The Smoke ScreamJanuary 8, 1928
Draggin' the DragonJanuary 22, 1928
The Oily BirdFebruary 5, 1928
Ohm Sweet OhmFebruary 19, 1928Lost film [1]
JapanickyMarch 4, 1928
Polly-ticsMarch 18, 1928
ComicalamitiesApril 1, 1928
Sure-Locked HomesApril 15, 1928
Eskimotive Otto MessmerApril 19, 1928
ArabianticsMay 13, 1928
In- and Out-LawsMay 27, 1928
Outdoor IndoreJune 10, 1928
FuturitzyJune 24, 1928
Astronomeows (a.k.a. Astronomeous)July 8, 1928
Jungle BunglesJuly 22, 1928
The Last LifeAugust 5, 1928Lost 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.

Felix, Inky, and Winky in April Maze (1930) April-maze-copley.jpg
Felix, Inky, and Winky in April Maze (1930)
TitleDirectorOriginal release dateFilm
Arabiantics1928
Outdoor Indore1928
The Oily Bird1929
Behind in Front

(Felix Behind in Front)

1929
The Non-Stop Fright1929
Daze and Knights1929
Eskimotive1929
Astronomeous (Astronomeows)1929
Futuritzy1929
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 Films1931
New releases

Copley also distributed 12 cartoons originally with sound.

TitleDirectorOriginal release dateFilmNotes
False VasesOctober 12, 1929First Felix short film from Copley Pictures.
One Good TurnOctober 26, 1929
RomeeowNovember 9, 1929Not to be confused with Felix as Roameo.
The Cat's Meow [5] December 7, 1929Lost film [1] .
April Maze April 5, 1930
Woos Whoopee April 19, 1930
Forty Winks May 17, 1930
Hootchy Kootchy Parlais VousMay 31, 1930An incomplete two minute long silent excerpt was found by Tommy José Stathes and posted on "Cartoons on Film" channel.
OceanticsJune 14, 1930
Skulls and ScullsJuly 12, 1930
Tee TimeAugust 9, 1930
unknown title [5] 1930Unidentified title. Lost film [1] . Last Felix short film from Copley Pictures and last Felix short filmed in black and white.

Van Beuren Studios (1936)

Felix in the Van Beuren Cartoon The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg (1936) Felix tgtltge 01.jpg
Felix in the Van Beuren Cartoon The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg (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.

TitleDirectorOriginal release dateFilm
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

#TitleFirst air dateLast air dateSeason(s)EpisodesNetwork
1 Felix the Cat October 2, 1958May 13, 19602126 Syndication
2Felix the Cat Live19751977129 CBS
3 The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat September 16, 1995April 12, 1997221 CBS
4 Baby Felix October 8, 2000June 29, 2001165 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.

TitleOriginal release date
Felix the Cat: The Movie October 1988 (London Film Festival)
Felix the Cat Saves ChristmasOctober 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Gerstein, David. "The Classic Felix Encyclopedia". The Classic Felix the Cat Page. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 British Pathé. "Felix The Cat".
  5. 1 2 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.

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