Felix the Cat filmography

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). "View" links are linked to a public domain file of the cartoon at archive.org or the official British Pathé archives at britishpathe.com.[1]

Short 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)
TitleOriginal release date
Feline Follies viewNovember 9, 1919
The Musical MewsNovember 16, 1919
The Adventures of FelixDecember 14, 1919
A Frolic with FelixJanuary 25, 1920
Felix the Big Game HunterFebruary 22, 1920
Wrecking a RomeoMarch 7, 1920
Felix the Food ControllerApril 11, 1920
Felix the Pinch HitterApril 18, 1920
Foxy FelixMay 16, 1920
A Hungry HoodooJune 6, 1920
The Great Cheese RobberyJune 13, 1920
Felix and the Feed BagJuly 18, 1920
Nifty NurseAugust 22, 1920
The Circus viewSeptember 26, 1920
My HeroOctober 24, 1920
Felix the LandlordNovember 21, 1920
Felix's Fish StoryDecember 26, 1920
Felix the Gay DogFebruary 6, 1921
Down on the FarmFebruary 13, 1921
Felix the Hypnotist viewMarch 20, 1921
Free LunchApril 17, 1921
Felix Goes on StrikeMay 15, 1921
Felix Out of LuckJune 5, 1921
The Love PunchJuly 3, 1921
Felix Left at HomeJuly 17, 1921

Margaret J. Winkler (1922–1925)

64 cartoons

Felix and Charlie Chaplin share the screen in a memorable moment from Felix in Hollywood (1923).
TitleRelease Date
Felix Saves the Day view 1 view 2 view 3February 1, 1922
Felix at the FairMarch 1, 1922
Felix Makes GoodApril 1, 1922
Felix All at SeaMay 1, 1922
Felix in LoveJune 1, 1922
Felix in the Swim viewJuly 1, 1922
Felix Finds a WayAugust 1, 1922
Felix Gets Revenge viewSeptember 1, 1922
Felix Wakes UpSeptember 15, 1922
Felix Minds the Kid viewOctober 1, 1922
Felix Turns the Tide viewOctober 15, 1922
Felix Fifty-FiftyOctober 21, 1922
Felix Comes Back viewOctober 26, 1922
Felix on the TrailNovember 1, 1922
Felix Lends a Hand viewNovember 15, 1922
Felix Gets LeftDecember 1, 1922
Felix in the Bone Age view
(also known as Felix in the Stone Age)
December 15, 1922
Felix the Ghost Breaker viewJanuary 1, 1923
Felix Win's Out view [sic]January 15, 1923
Felix Tries for Treasure viewApril 15, 1923
Felix Revolts viewMay 1, 1923
Felix Calms His ConscienceMay 15, 1923
Felix the Globe TrotterJune 1, 1923
Felix Gets Broadcasted viewJune 15, 1923
Felix Strikes it Rich viewJuly 1, 1923
Felix in Hollywood viewJuly 15, 1923
Felix in Fairyland viewAugust 1, 1923
Felix Laughs LastAugust 15, 1923
Felix and the RadioSeptember 30, 1923
Felix Fills a ShortageNovember 15, 1923
Felix the Goat-GetterDecember 1, 1923
Felix Goes A-Hunting viewDecember 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 Darwin viewMarch 15, 1924
Felix Finds Out viewApril 1, 1924
Felix Cashes InApril 11, 1924
Felix Fairy TalesApril 21, 1924
Felix Pinches the Pole viewMay 1, 1924
Felix Puts it OverMay 15, 1924
A Friend in NeedJune 1, 1924
Felix Finds 'Em Fickle viewJune 15, 1924
Felix Baffled by BanjosJune 15, 1924
Felix All Balled Up viewJuly 1, 1924
Felix Brings Home the Bacon viewJuly 15, 1924
Felix Goes West viewAugust 1, 1924
Felix Minds His BusinessAugust 17, 1924
Felix Grabs His GrubSeptember 1, 1924
Felix Goes HungryDecember 1, 1924
Felix Finishes FirstDecember 15, 1924
Felix Wins and LosesJanuary 1, 1925
Felix All Puzzled viewJanuary 15, 1925
Felix Follows the Swallows viewFebruary 1, 1925
Felix Rests in PeaceFebruary 15, 1925
Felix Gets His Fill viewMarch 1, 1925
Felix Full O' FightApril 13, 1925
Felix Outwits CupidApril 27, 1925
Felix Monkeys with Magic viewMay 8, 1925
Felix Cops the PrizeMay 25, 1925
Felix Gets the Can viewJune 8, 1925
Felix Dopes it Out viewAugust 15, 1925

General Electric (ca. 1925 commercial for Mazda Lamps)

TitleRelease Date
The Cat and the Kit viewca. 1925

Educational Pictures (1925–1928)

78 cartoons.

From The Non-Stop Fright (1927).
TitleRelease date
Felix the Cat Trifles with TimeAugust 23, 1925
Felix the Cat Busts into BusinessSeptember 6, 1925
Felix the Cat Trips thru ToylandSeptember 20, 1925
Felix the Cat on the FarmOctober 4, 1925
Felix the Cat on the JobOctober 18, 1925
Felix the Cat in the Cold RushNovember 1, 1925
Felix the Cat in Eats are WestNovember 15, 1925
Felix the Cat Tries the TradesNovember 29, 1925
Felix the Cat at the Rainbow's EndDecember 13, 1925
Felix the Cat Kept on WalkingDecember 27, 1925
Felix the Cat Spots the SpookJanuary 10, 1926
Felix the Cat Flirts with FateJanuary 24, 1926
Felix the Cat in BlunderlandFebruary 7, 1926
Felix the Cat Fans the FlamesFebruary 21, 1926
Felix the Cat Laughs it OffMarch 7, 1926
Felix the Cat Weathers the WeatherMarch 21, 1926
Felix the Cat Uses His HeadApril 4, 1926
Felix the Cat Misses the CueApril 18, 1926
Felix the Cat Braves the BrinyMay 2, 1926
A Tale of Two KittiesMay 16, 1926
Felix the Cat Scoots Through ScotlandMay 30, 1926
Felix the Cat Rings the RingerJune 13, 1926
School DazeJune 27, 1926
Felix the Cat Seeks SolitudeJuly 11, 1926
Felix the Cat Misses His Swiss view recolorJuly 25, 1926
Gym GemsAugust 8, 1926
Two-Lip Time viewAugust 22, 1926
Scrambled YeggsSeptember 5, 1926
Felix the Cat Shatters the SheikSeptember 19, 1926
Felix the Cat Hunts the HunterOctober 3, 1926
Land O' FancyOctober 17, 1926
Felix the Cat Bursts a BubbleOctober 31, 1926
Reverse EnglishNovember 14, 1926
Felix the Cat Trumps the AceNovember 28, 1926
Felix the Cat Collars the ButtonDecember 12, 1926
Zoo LogicDecember 29, 1926
Felix the Cat Dines and PinesJanuary 9, 1927
PedigreedyJanuary 23, 1927
Icy EyesFebruary 6, 1927
Felix the Cat Stars in StripesFebruary 1927
Felix the Cat Sees 'Em in SeasonMarch 6, 1927
Barn YarnsMarch 20, 1927
Germ ManiaApril 3, 1927
Sax AppealApril 27, 1927
Eye JinksMay 1, 1927
RoameoMay 15, 1927
Felix the Cat Ducks His DutyMay 29, 1927
Dough-NuttyJune 12, 1927
"Loco"MotiveJune 26, 1927
Art for Heart's SakeJuly 10, 1927
The Travel-HogJuly 14, 1927
Jack From All TradesAugust 7, 1927
The Non-Stop Fright viewAugust 21, 1927
Wise GuiseSeptember 4, 1927
Flim Flam FilmsSeptember 18, 1927
Felix the Cat Switches WitchesOctober 2, 1927
No Fuelin'October 16, 1927
Daze and KnightsOctober 20, 1927
Uncle Tom's Crabbin'November 13, 1927
Whys and Other WhysNovember 27, 1927
Felix the Cat Hits the DeckDecember 11, 1927
Felix the Cat Behind in FrontDecember 25, 1927
The Smoke ScreamJanuary 8, 1928
Draggin' th' DragonJanuary 22, 1928
The Oily BirdFebruary 5, 1928
Ohm Sweet OhmFebruary 19, 1928
JapanickyMarch 4, 1928
Polly-ticsMarch 18, 1928
ComicalamitiesApril 1, 1928
Felix the Cat in Sure-Locked Homes viewApril 15, 1928
EskimotiveApril 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, 1928

Copley Pictures (1929–1930)

Copley Pictures was the first distributor to issue Felix cartoons with sound. There were 12 originally with sound, and 15 reissues, for a total of 27 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, which removed signs of Educational Pictures copyrights. However, in some cases, original titles and intertitles were retained. Jacques Kopfstein was hired by Pat Sullivan to add sound to the film. This was done via the "goat gland" system of adding sound. 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)
TitleRelease Date
Arabiantics 1928
Outdoor Indore 1928
The Oily Bird1929
Felix The Cat Behind In Front1929
The Non-Stop Fright1929
Daze and Knights view1929
Eskimotive view1929
Astronomeous (Astronomeows)1929
Futuritzy view1929
Uncle Tom's Crabbin[2] view1929
Switches Witches[2] view1929
No Fuelin[2] view1929
The Smoke Scream[2] view1929
Japanicky[2] view1929
Whys and Otherwise (Whys and Other Whys)1929
New releases

Copley also distributed 12 cartoons originally with sound.

TitleRelease Date
False Vases1929
One Good Turn1929
Romeeow view1929
The Cat's Meow[3]1929
April Maze view1930
Felix the Cat Woos Whoopee view1930
Forty Winks1930
Hootchy Kootchy Parlais Vous1930
Oceantics1930
Skulls and Sculls view1930
Tee Time1930
unknown title[3]1930

Van Beuren Studios (1936)

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 1959 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.

TitleOriginal release date
The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg viewFebruary 7, 1936
Neptune Nonsense viewMarch 20, 1936
Bold King Cole viewMay 29, 1936

Television

#TitleFirst air dateLast air dateSeason(s)EpisodesNetwork
1Felix the CatOctober 2, 1959 (1959-10-02)May 16, 1962 (1962-05-16)5260Syndication
2The Twisted Tales of Felix the CatSeptember 16, 1995 (1995-09-16)November 25, 1997 (1997-11-25)221CBS
3Baby FelixOctober 8, 2000 (2000-10-08)June 29, 2001 (2001-06-29)165NHK

Feature length films

More than five decades following the last theatrical shorts, a Felix feature film was produced. Though intended to be released theatrically, however it didn't happen and was released as a direct-to-video feature instead.

TitleOriginal release date
Felix the Cat: The MovieOctober 1988 (London Film Festival)
Felix the Cat Saves ChristmasOctober 2004 (video)

References

  1. http://www.britishpathe.com
  2. British Pathé. "Felix The Cat".
  3. 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 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  • Canemaker, John (1996). Felix: The Twisted Tale of the World's Most Famous Cat. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80731-9.
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